Where does “víctima” come from?

víctima (Catalan) comes from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

víctima (Catalan): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “víctima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvictimasacrificial victim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “víctima”

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