Where does “vittoria” come from?
vittoria (Italian) comes from Latin victoria, from Latin vincere, from Latin vinco, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vittoria (Italian): victory
Definitions
- victory
Ancestry of “vittoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | victoria | victory |
| 2 | Latin | vincere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | vinco | I win; I conquer, I defeat, I vanquish |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | winkō | to conquer, to overcome |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-n-k- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |