Where does “vicario” come from?
vicario (Italian) comes from Latin vicārius, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vicario (Italian): vicar
Ancestry of “vicario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vicārius | — |
| 2 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “vicario”