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Where does “unvictorious” come from?

unvictorious (English) comes from English victorious, from Latin victōriōsus, from Latin victōria, from Latin Victor, from Latin vincō, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

unvictorious (English): Not victorious

Definitions

  1. Not victorious

Ancestry of “unvictorious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvictoriousBeing the winner in a contest, struggle, war,...
2Latinvictōriōsus—
3Latinvictōria—
4LatinVictor—
5Latinvincō—
6Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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