Where does “victima” come from?
victima (French) comes from French victimer, from French victime, from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
victima (French): third-person singular past historic of victimer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of victimer
Ancestry of “victima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | victimer | To victimize |
| 2 | French | victime | victim |
| 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;... |