Invade
/ɪnˈveɪd/noun
To enter a place, territory, or domain forcefully and usually without permission.
Did you know?The word entered English through Latin, where in + vadere meant “to go in,” and only later hardened into the military sense of hostile entry.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wedʰ-
“to go, to proceed”
Latin
Latin
vadere
“to go, walk, proceed”
Latin
Latin
invadere
“to go into, enter upon; attack”
Old French
OF
invader
“to invade, attack”
Middle English
English
invaden
“to enter forcefully, attack”
Modern English
English
invade
“to enter a place or territory by force”