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Where does “vencimento” come from?

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

vencimento (Portuguese): victory, triumph; maturity; salary

Definitions

  1. victory, triumph; maturity; salary

Ancestry of “vencimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevencerto win; to defeat, overcome; to expire
2Old Portuguesevencer—
3Latinvincĕre—
4Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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