previnge

Forms

previnge (first-person singular present preving, past participle previns) 3rd conjugation^[1]

Etymology

It is inherited from Latin pervincō (“to win a complete victory over”),^[1][2] formed with per- on vincō (“to conquer”).^[2][3] Ciorănescu compares învinge, the common verb from the simple Latin verb.^[1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Ciorănescu and Wiktionary place the word in the 16th century, and mark it obsolete.^[1][2]

Meanings

Verb

1. (obsolete) To defeat, vanquish, overcome.^[1][2]

Related words

• învinge

References

1. ^ a b c d e Ciorănescu, Alexandru (1958–1966), Diccionario etimológico rumano, La Laguna: Universidad de La Laguna (Romanian ed.: Dicționarul etimologic al limbii române, București: Saeculum, 2001), p. s.v. previnge
2. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
3. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press