Where does “vince” come from?

vince (Latin) comes from Latin vinco, 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 (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “vince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvincoI win; I conquer, I defeat, I vanquish
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;...
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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