Where does “vicaire” come from?

vicaire (Old French) comes 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;...

vicaire (Old French): vicar; curate

Definitions

  1. vicar; curate

Ancestry of “vicaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvicāriusvicarious, substituted
2Latinvicischange, alternation, turn; time, instance; season
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-Every word from Latin vicis