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

  1. third-person singular past historic of victimer

Ancestry of “victima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchvictimerTo victimize
2Frenchvictimevictim
3Latinvictimasacrificial victim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin victima →
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