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

Definitions

  1. vice-attorney general

Ancestry of “vicefiscal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvice-vice
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 →