Where does “vicissitude” come from?
vicissitude (Middle French) comes from Latin vicissitudo, from Latin vicissim, 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 “vicissitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vicissitudo | change, interchange, alternation, vicissitude |
| 2 | Latin | vicissim | in turn, again |
| 3 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |