Where does “vincere” come from?

vincere (Italian) comes 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;...

vincere (Italian): to win; to vanquish, defeat

Definitions

  1. to win; to vanquish, defeat

Ancestry of “vincere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvincōto win
2Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
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;...

Words derived from “vincere”

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