Where does “vencer” come from?

vencer (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish 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 (Spanish): to defeat, to win, to conquer; to beat; to expire

Definitions

  1. to defeat, to win, to conquer; to beat; to expire

Ancestry of “vencer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvencer—
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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- →