Where does “veceira” come from?

veceira (Galician) comes from Galician vez, from Old Portuguese vez, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

veceira (Galician): communal herd and turn to watch and shepherd it, either by oneself or by a hired shepherd

Definitions

  1. communal herd and turn to watch and shepherd it, either by oneself or by a hired shepherd

Ancestry of “veceira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianveztime; occasion, instance; turn
2Old Portuguesevez—
3Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →