Where does “vicekonsul” come from?

vicekonsul (Swedish) comes from Swedish vice — vice, second in rank, deputy, stand-in, acting.

vicekonsul (Swedish): a vice-consul

Definitions

  1. a vice-consul

Ancestry of “vicekonsul”, step by step

vicekonsul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvicevice, second in rank, deputy, stand-in, acting

via Swedish konsul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkonsulconsul
Every word from Swedish vice