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Where does “vince” come from?

vince (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;...

vince (Italian): third-person singular indicative present of...

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Ancestry of “vince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvincereto win; to vanquish, defeat
2Latinvincō—
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;...
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