Where does “vinci” come from?

vinci (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;...

vinci (Latin): present passive infinitive of vincō;...

Definitions

  1. present passive infinitive of vincō;...

Ancestry of “vinci”, step by step

vinci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vinco

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;...

via Latin vincio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvincioI bind, tie up, fetter; I lace, fasten; I...
2Proto-Italicwinkjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- →