Etymology

vicissity

vi·cis·si·ty
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Today it means: A change, as of fortune. Full definition →

Latin vicissitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromvicissitas
  2. English todayvicissity

From viciss(itous) + -ity, from Latin vicissitas. Mentioned since at least 1717, in Elisha Coles's An English Dictionary.

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