Where does “Vatikán” come from?

Vatikán (Hungarian) comes from Latin Vātī̆cānus, from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Vatikán (Hungarian): Vatican, Holy See

Definitions

  1. Vatican, Holy See

Ancestry of “Vatikán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVātī̆cānus—
2Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Latin vātēs →Every word from Latin Vātī̆cānus →