masc. proper name, from French, shortened from Latin Vincentius, from vincentem (nominative vincens) "conquering," from vincere "to overcome" (from nasalized form of PIE root *weik- (3) "to fight, conquer"). The name of a 3c. martyr, it was introduced in England c. 1200.
-ville
villein
villus
vim
vinaigrette
Vincent
vincible
vinculum
vindicate
vindication
vindicative
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