Where does “invincible” come from?
invincible (Middle French) comes from Latin invincibilis, 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;...
Ancestry of “invincible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | invincibilis | invincible, unconquerable; irrefutable |
| 2 | Latin | vincibilis | vincible, conquerable; refutable |
| 3 | Latin | vincĕre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |