Etymology of the English word viscount
the English word
viscountderived from the Old French word
viscontederived from the Medieval Latin word
vicecomes (sheriff)
derived from the Latin word
comes (companion; Count, Earl; official; comrade, companion, associate)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-using the Late Latin prefix
vice-Date
The earliest known usage of viscount in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
viscountcy,
viscountyUsage
Word found in Modern English
