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Where does “pervinca” come from?

pervinca (Latin) comes from Latin vinciō, 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;...

Ancestry of “pervinca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvinciō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “pervinca”

  • periwinkle
  • winkle
  • pervenche
  • barwinek
  • perwinke
  • barvínek
  • perwince
  • perfince
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