Where does “victimologie” come from?
victimologie (French) comes 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;...
victimologie (French): victimology
Ancestry of “victimologie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | victime | victim |
| 2 | Latin | victima | sacrificial victim |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “victimologie”