Where does “Vatikanet” come from?

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

Vatikanet (Norwegian Nynorsk): The Vatican

Definitions

  1. The Vatican

Ancestry of “Vatikanet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVātī̆cānus
2Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Vatikanet

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t-Every word from Latin vātēsEvery word from Latin Vātī̆cānus