Where does “victoriously” come from?
Victoriously derives from English victorious, from Latin victoriosus, combining Latin victōr (conqueror) with the Latin suffix -ōsus (full of), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots denoting striving and coming together.
victoriously (English): in a victorious manner; as part of a victory
Definitions
- in a victorious manner; as part of a victory
Ancestry of “victoriously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | victorious | Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war,... |
| 2 | Latin | victōriōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | victōria | — |
| 4 | Latin | Victor | — |
| 5 | Latin | vincō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |