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Where does “viceolimpionico” come from?

viceolimpionico (Italian) comes from Italian vice-, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

viceolimpionico (Italian): Olympic runner-up; Olympic silver medalist

Definitions

  1. Olympic runner-up; Olympic silver medalist

Ancestry of “viceolimpionico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvice-vice-
2Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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