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Where does “evincive” come from?

evincive (English) comes from English evince, from French évincer, 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;...

evincive (English): Tending to prove; having the power to...

Definitions

  1. Tending to prove; having the power to...

Ancestry of “evincive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishevinceTo show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest
2Frenchévincerevict; to depose; to knock out, eliminate, do...
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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