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Where does “pervenche” come from?

pervenche (French) comes from Latin pervinca, from Latin vinciō, 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;...

pervenche (French): periwinkle; traffic warden, meter maid

Definitions

  1. periwinkle; traffic warden, meter maid

Ancestry of “pervenche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpervinca—
2Latinvinciō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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