Where does “Vātī̆cānus” come from?

Vātī̆cānus (Latin) comes from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Ancestry of “Vātī̆cānus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Vātī̆cānus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t-Every word from Latin vātēs