Vinto

Vinto is primarily the Italian past participle of the verb vincere, meaning "won." In Italian, vinto is used to form perfect tenses with avere, as in ho vinto una partita, and it can function adjectivally to describe something that has been won, for example una partita vinta or una vittoria vinta. The form also appears in passive constructions formed with essere, depending on the grammatical context.

Etymology and usage: Vinto derives from Latin victus, the past participle of vincere, and entered Italian through the development of the Romance languages. The word is most commonly used within standard Italian grammar, but as a loanword or proper noun it may appear in other languages and contexts.

Beyond its role in Italian, Vinto can be a proper noun. It may function as a surname of Italian origin and can appear in toponyms in various countries. In such uses, capitalization signals that it is a name rather than the participle.