convincente

/kombinˈθente/ · B2 · adj

convincing

🏆 con + vincere, Latin for to conquer: an argument that wins you over

Same root as English convince and Caesar's vici (I conquered). Spanish adds -ente, like English -ing, so convincente is literally convinc-ing. The c before e sounds like th in Spain: kom-bin-THEN-te.

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