venquysshen
Middle English
/vɛnˈkwiːʃən/
verb
Definitions
- To triumph over a rival military force; to win in battle.
- To eliminate immorality or malice within oneself or within others
- To triumph over evil or malign forces; to achieve a moral victory.
- (rare) To turn to sorrow; to destroy one's morale.
- (rare) To become better or greater than; to render meaningless.
- (rare) To achieve victory in a verbal dispute.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French veincre derived from Latin vinco (I win, beat) derived from Proto-Italic *winkō.
Origin
Proto-Italic
*winkō
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vancomycin English
- vanquish English
- vanquishable English
- vanquisher English
- vanquishest English
- vanquisheth English
- vanquishment English
- vincere Latin
- vinco Latin
- vincĕre Latin
- vincō Latin
- *weyk- Proto-Indo-European
- *wi-n-k- Proto-Indo-European
- veincre Old French
- *winkō Proto-Italic