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Where does “unVictorian” come from?

unVictorian (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;...

unVictorian (English): Not characteristic of the Victorian era

Definitions

  1. Not characteristic of the Victorian era

Ancestry of “unVictorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVictorianOf or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or...
2SpanishvictorianoVictorian
3Spanishvictoriavictory
4Latinvictōria—
5LatinVictor—
6Latinvincō—
7Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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