Where does “evictee” come from?
evictee (English) comes from English evict, from Latin evictus, from Latin ēvincō, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
evictee (English): One who is evicted
Definitions
- One who is evicted
Ancestry of “evictee”, step by step
evictee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evict
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evict | To expel from their property; to force to move... |
| 2 | Latin | evictus | vanquished, conquered, overcome; evicted |
| 3 | Latin | ēvincō | to overcome, conquer, subdue, vanquish |
| 4 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |