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Where does “vencer” come from?

vencer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese vencer, 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;...

vencer (Portuguese): to win; to defeat, overcome; to expire

Definitions

  1. to win; to defeat, overcome; to expire

Ancestry of “vencer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevencer—
2Latinvincĕre—
3Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vencer”

  • vencimento
  • vencido
  • vencível
  • vencedor
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