Where does “vicar” come from?

vicar (Romanian) comes from French vicaire, 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;...

vicar (Romanian): vicar

Definitions

  1. vicar

Ancestry of “vicar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvicairevicar; curate
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin vicis →