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Where does “vittorioso” come from?

vittorioso (Italian) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vittorioso (Italian): victorious; triumphant

Definitions

  1. victorious; triumphant

Ancestry of “vittorioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvictōriōsus—
2Latinvictōria—
3LatinVictor—
4Latinvincō—
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “vittorioso”

  • vittoriosamente
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