Where does “venser” come from?

venser (Old Occitan) comes from Latin vincō, 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;...

venser (Old Occitan): to defeat

Definitions

  1. to defeat

Ancestry of “venser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvincōto win
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- →