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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

  1. One who is evicted

Ancestry of “evictee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevictTo expel from their property; to force to move...
2Latinevictusvanquished, conquered, overcome; evicted
3Latinēvincō—
4Latinvincō—
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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