Where does “devaincre” come from?
devaincre (Old French) comes from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
devaincre (Old French): to defeat
Definitions
- to defeat
Ancestry of “devaincre”, step by step
devaincre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French dé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | dé | die |
| 2 | Latin | dadu | — |
| 3 | Latin | datum | gift, present; accusative supine of dō;... |
| 4 | Latin | datus | given; offered; yielded |
| 5 | Latin | dāre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Old French veincre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | veincre | alternative infinitive of veintre |
| 2 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |