Where does “vicegerente” come from?

vicegerente (Spanish) comes from Spanish gerente, from Latin gerēns, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

vicegerente (Spanish): deputy leader

Definitions

  1. deputy leader

Ancestry of “vicegerente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgerentemanager
2Latingerēnscarrying, bearing; wearing
3Latingerōto carry, bear
4Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es- →Every word from Proto-Italic gezō →