Etymology

vicus

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Today it means: A small civilian settlement outside a Roman fort. Full definition →

Latin vīcus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvīcus“village”
  2. English todayvicus

Borrowed from Latin vīcus (“village”). Doublet of wick.

Words from the same roots

Latinvīcus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.