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Where does “vicis” come from?

vicis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vicis (Latin): change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season

Definitions

  1. change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season

Ancestry of “vicis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vicis”

  • VP
  • vicarious
  • vicariously
  • viscount
  • vicissitude
  • viceregal
  • viscountess
  • vicegerency
  • vicariousness
  • viscounty
  • viceregent
  • vicibus
  • viscountcy
  • vicereine
  • viceregency
  • vicechair
  • viscountship
  • vicary
  • veepee
  • vicissitudinary
  • nonvicarious
  • arsa versa
  • arsy versy
  • arsy varsy
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