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Where does “invinciblement” come from?

invinciblement (French) comes from French invincible, from Middle French invincible, from Latin invincibilis, from Latin vincibilis, from Latin vincĕre, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

invinciblement (French): invincibly

Definitions

  1. invincibly

Ancestry of “invinciblement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinvincibleinvincible
2Middle Frenchinvincible—
3Latininvincibilisinvincible, unconquerable; irrefutable
4Latinvincibilisvincible, conquerable; refutable
5Latinvincĕre—
6Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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