Where does “Watykan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Watykan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Watykan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Latin vātēs →Every word from Latin Vātī̆cānus →