Where does “バチカン市国” come from?
バチカン市国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese バチカン, from English Vatican, from Latin Vātī̆cānus, from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.
Ancestry of “バチカン市国”, step by step
バチカン市国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese バチカン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | バチカン | — |
| 2 | English | Vatican | Relating to the Vatican City state |
| 3 | Latin | Vātī̆cānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vātēs | seer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |