Where does “Victorian” come from?
Victorian comes from English Victoria, from Latin Victoria (the Roman goddess of victory), ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root weyk- meaning to conquer or be strong.
Victorian (English): Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or...
Ancestry of “Victorian”, step by step
Victorian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish victoriano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | victoriano | Victorian |
| 2 | Spanish | victoria | victory |
| 3 | Latin | victōria | victory |
| 4 | Latin | Victor | conqueror, vanquisher |
| 5 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via French victorien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | victorien | Victorian |