Where does “viceregina” come from?

viceregina (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;...

viceregina (Italian): vicereine

Definitions

  1. vicereine

Ancestry of “viceregina”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →
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