Where does “vicare” come from?

vicare (Middle English) comes from Old French vikaire, from Latin vicārius, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “vicare”, step by step

vicare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French vikaire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvikaire—
2Latinvicāriusvicarious, substituted
3Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Old French vicare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchvicareAlternative form of vicaire

via Anglo-Norman fro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanfro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →