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Where does “Victoria” come from?

Victoria comes from Latin Victoria, derived from Latin victoria meaning "victory," formed with the Latin suffix -ia from Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots weyk- and wey-.

Victoria (English): One of an American breed of medium-sized white...

Definitions

  1. One of an American breed of medium-sized white...

Ancestry of “Victoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVictoria—
2Latinvictoriavictory
3Latinvinceresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinvincoI win; I conquer, I defeat, I vanquish
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Victoria”

  • Victorian
  • Victoriana
  • Victorianness
  • victorium
  • unVictorian
  • 維多利亞
  • ヴィクトリア
  • विक्टोरिया
  • Victorianagh
  • Wikolia
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