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Where does “vicepresidencia” come from?

vicepresidencia (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;...

vicepresidencia (Spanish): vice-presidency

Definitions

  1. vice-presidency

Ancestry of “vicepresidencia”, 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;...

Words derived from “vicepresidencia”

  • vicepresidencial
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