Where does “victimization” come from?
Victimization comes from English victim plus the suffix -ize, from Latin victima, traced to Proto-Indo-European weyk-, meaning to consecrate or sacrifice.
victimization (English): An act that victimizes or exploits someone;...
Definitions
- An act that victimizes or exploits someone;...
Ancestry of “victimization”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | victim | One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to... |
| 2 | Middle French | victime | — |
| 3 | Latin | victima | sacrificial victim |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “victimization”