Where does “vincibleness” come from?
vincibleness (English) comes from English vincible, 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;...
vincibleness (English): The quality or state of being vincible
Definitions
- The quality or state of being vincible
Ancestry of “vincibleness”, step by step
vincibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vincible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vincible | Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable... |
| 2 | Latin | vincibilis | vincible, conquerable; refutable |
| 3 | Latin | vincĕre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |