Where does “mid-Victorian” come from?
mid-Victorian (English) comes from English Victorian, from Spanish victoriano, from Spanish victoria, from Latin victōria, from Latin Victor, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
mid-Victorian (English): A person from the generation who lived in Britain roughly between 1850 and 1870
Definitions
- A person from the generation who lived in Britain roughly between 1850 and 1870
Ancestry of “mid-Victorian”, step by step
mid-Victorian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Victorian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Victorian | Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or... |
| 2 | Spanish | victoriano | Victorian |
| 3 | Spanish | victoria | victory |
| 4 | Latin | victōria | victory |
| 5 | Latin | Victor | conqueror, vanquisher |
| 6 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via English MID
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MID | Initialism of mobile information device |
| 2 | English | mid-range | Of a central or halfway point |
| 3 | English | range | A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rengen | — |
| 5 | Old French | rengier | to line up; to form ranks |
| 6 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 7 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 8 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |