vincio

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *winkjō, from a nasal-infixed formation of Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to curve, bend).[1] Cognate with vicis, Ancient Greek εἴκω (eíkō).

Pronunciation

Verb

vinciō (present infinitive vincīre, perfect active vīnxī, supine vīnctum); fourth conjugation

  1. to bind, tie up, fetter
    Synonyms: cōnstringo, illigo, ligō, necto, colligo
  2. to lace, fasten
  3. to surround, guard

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References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “vinciō, -īre”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 679

Further reading

  • vincio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vincio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vincio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make a speech rhythmical: numeris orationem astringere, vincire
    • (ambiguous) in everything nature defies imitation: in omni re vincit imitationem veritas
    • (ambiguous) the majority were of the opinion..: sententia vincit (Liv. 2. 4. 3)
    • (ambiguous) to be defeated in fight, lose the battle: proelio vinci, superari, inferiorem, victum discedere
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1130