Where does “vaticanus” come from?
vaticanus (Latin) comes from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.
Ancestry of “vaticanus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vātēs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |