Where does “victoriousness” come from?
victoriousness (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;...
victoriousness (English): The state or condition of being victorious
Definitions
- The state or condition of being victorious
Ancestry of “victoriousness”, step by step
victoriousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English victorious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | victorious | Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war,... |
| 2 | Latin | victōriōsus | victorious |
| 3 | Latin | victōria | victory |
| 4 | Latin | Victor | conqueror, vanquisher |
| 5 | Latin | vincō | to win |
| 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;... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |