Where does “Vizekönigin” come from?
Vizekönigin (German) comes from German Vize, from Latin vice, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “Vizekönigin”, step by step
Vizekönigin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vize | deputy |
| 2 | Latin | vice | ablative singular of vicis; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |