Where does “vicefiscal” come from?
vicefiscal (Spanish) comes from Spanish vice-, from Latin vicis, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vicefiscal (Spanish): vice-attorney general
Ancestry of “vicefiscal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vice- | vice- |
| 2 | Latin | vicis | change, alternation, turn; time, instance; season |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |