Where does “self-victimization” come from?
self-victimization (English) comes from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.
self-victimization (English): The act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy
Definitions
- The act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy
Ancestry of “self-victimization”, step by step
self-victimization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
via English victimization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | victimization | An act that victimizes or exploits someone;... |
| 2 | English | victim | One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to... |
| 3 | Middle French | victime | — |
| 4 | Latin | victima | sacrificial victim |
| 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;... |