English
revince
Revince comes from Latin revincō ‘to conquer, subdue’, and goes back to 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‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevincō‘to conquer, subdue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1563revince
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‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErevincō‘to conquer, subdue’
- Englishearliest quotation 1563revince
Earliest quotation: 1563, John Foxe: “testimonies of Scripture revinced”.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’
victim, weakness, icon, witch, wicked, victor, province, wo, wight, weakly, vicar, wile, waw, ancona, 31 more
through Latin vincō ‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’
victory, conviction, convince, victorious, convict, eviction, invincible, vanquish, evict, 8 more
Today it means
verb To overcome.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / revince