Etymology Explorer › Latin

Where does “invincibilis” come from?

invincibilis (Latin) comes from Latin vincibilis, from Latin vincĕre, 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;...

invincibilis (Latin): invincible, unconquerable; irrefutable

Definitions

  1. invincible, unconquerable; irrefutable

Ancestry of “invincibilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvincibilisvincible, conquerable; refutable
2Latinvincĕre—
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;...

Words derived from “invincibilis”

  • invincible
  • invincibly
  • invincibleness
  • invincibile
  • invincible
  • invinciblement
  • invencível
  • invencivelmente
  • invincibil
  • invincible
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →