Where does “Vikentijus” come from?
Vikentijus (Lithuanian) comes from Russian Вике́нтий, from Ancient Greek Βικέντιος, from Latin Vicentius, from Latin Vincentius, from Latin vincēns, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “Vikentijus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Вике́нтий | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βικέντιος | Vincentius; Vicentius; Vincent |
| 3 | Latin | Vicentius | — |
| 4 | Latin | Vincentius | — |
| 5 | Latin | vincēns | winning |
| 6 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |