Where does “victorious” come from?
Victorious comes from Latin victoriosus, formed with the Latin suffix -osus (full of), from Latin victoria (victory), derived from Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey- (to turn or bend).
victorious (English): Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war,...
Definitions
- Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war,...
Ancestry of “victorious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | victōriōsus | victorious |
| 2 | Latin | victōria | victory |
| 3 | Latin | Victor | conqueror, vanquisher |
| 4 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |