English
vanquish
Vanquish comes from Middle English venquysshen ‘to triumph over a rival military force’, from Latin vincō ‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’, 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‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400veincre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venquysshen‘to triumph over a rival military force’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597vanquish
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’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400veincre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500venquysshen‘to triumph over a rival military force’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1597vanquish
Earliest quotation: c. 1597, William Shakespeare, The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]: “In ſingle Combat thou ſhalt buckle vvith me; /…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’
victim, province, weakness, victor, icon, witch, wicked, wo, vicar, wight, weakly, wile, waw, ancona, 32 more
through Latin vincō ‘to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish’
victory, convince, conviction, victorious, convict, invincible, eviction, evict, 9 more
Today it means
verb To defeat (someone); to overcome.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / vanquish