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Where does “vicemandatario” come from?

vicemandatario (Spanish) comes from Spanish mandatario, from Latin mandatarius, from Latin mandātum, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

vicemandatario (Spanish): deputy head of state

Definitions

  1. deputy head of state

Ancestry of “vicemandatario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmandatariohead of state
2Latinmandatarius—
3Latinmandātum—
4Latinmandō—
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →