Where does “vicolo” come from?

vicolo (Italian) comes from Latin viculus, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vicolo (Italian): alley, alleyway

Definitions

  1. alley, alleyway

Ancestry of “vicolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviculusa small vilage hamlet; a minor lane,...
2Latinvīcusrow of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood
3Proto-Italicweikosvillage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vicolo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic weikos →