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Where does “pervicacemente” come from?

pervicacemente (Italian) comes from Italian pervicace, from Latin pervicax, from Latin pervincō, from Latin vincō, 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;...

pervicacemente (Italian): stubbornly, obstinately

Definitions

  1. stubbornly, obstinately

Ancestry of “pervicacemente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpervicacestubborn, obstinate
2Latinpervicaxfirm, determined, persistent, dogged; stubborn,...
3Latinpervincō—
4Latinvincō—
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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