Where does “stravincere” come from?

stravincere (Italian) comes from Italian vincere, 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;...

stravincere (Italian): to win big; to trounce

Definitions

  1. to win big; to trounce

Ancestry of “stravincere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvincereto win; to vanquish, defeat
2Latinvincōto win
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- →
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