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Where does “vincible” come from?

vincible (English) comes from Latin vincibilis, from Latin vincĕre, 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;...

vincible (English): Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable...

Definitions

  1. Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable...

Ancestry of “vincible”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvincibilisvincible, conquerable; refutable
2Latinvincĕre—
3Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vincible”

  • vincibly
  • vincibleness
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