Where does “Generalvikar” come from?

Generalvikar (German) comes from German general, from French général, from Old French general, from Latin generalis, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Generalvikar (German): vicar general

Definitions

  1. vicar general

Ancestry of “Generalvikar”, step by step

Generalvikar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German general

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeneralgeneral
2Frenchgénéralgeneral; general, usual
3Old Frenchgeneralgeneral
4Latingeneralisgeneral, generic
5Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
6Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via German Vikar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVikarvicar
2Latinvicāriusvicarious, substituted
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;...
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