Where does “invincible” come from?
Invincible comes from Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis, composed of the prefix in- and Latin vincibilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyk- meaning to conquer or overcome.
invincible (English): Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too...
Definitions
- Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too...
Ancestry of “invincible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | invincible | — |
| 2 | Latin | invincibilis | invincible, unconquerable; irrefutable |
| 3 | Latin | vincibilis | vincible, conquerable; refutable |
| 4 | Latin | vincĕre | — |
| 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;... |