Where does “Victor” come from?
Victor comes from Latin victor, an agent noun formed with the suffix -tor (from Proto-Italic -tōr and Proto-Indo-European -tor-s), meaning "one who conquers."
Victor (English): the letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet
Definitions
- the letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet
Ancestry of “Victor”, step by step
Victor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Victor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Victor | conqueror, vanquisher |
| 2 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English Victour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Victour | — |