English
invict
Invict comes from Latin invictus ‘invincible, undisputed, undefeated’, from victus ‘conquered, vanquished, subdued, defeated,…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*winékti ~ *winkéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*winkō‘to conquer, overcome’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvincō‘conquer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictus‘conquered, vanquished, subdued, defeated, having been conquered, vanquished, etc’perfect passive participle of vincō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvictus‘invincible, undisputed, undefeated’
- Englishtodayinvict
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*winékti ~ *winkéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*winkō‘to conquer, overcome’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvincō‘conquer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictus‘conquered, vanquished, subdued, defeated, having been conquered, vanquished, etc’perfect passive participle of vincō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinvictus‘invincible, undisputed, undefeated’
- Englishtodayinvict
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’
weakness, witch, province, iconic, icon, victim, wicked, wo, victor, wight, weakly, vicar, wile, ancona, waw, 30 more
through Latin vincō ‘conquer’
victory, convince, conviction, victorious, invincible, eviction, convict, vanquish, evict, 8 more
Today it means
adj Unconquered; unsubdued.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / invict