Where does “evict” come from?
Evict comes from Latin evictus, the past participle of evinco meaning "to overcome or conquer," formed from the prefix ex- and a root from Proto-Indo-European wey-.
evict (English): To expel from their property; to force to move...
Definitions
- To expel from their property; to force to move...
Ancestry of “evict”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | evictus | vanquished, conquered, overcome; evicted |
| 2 | Latin | ēvincō | to overcome, conquer, subdue, vanquish |
| 3 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |