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Where does “ビクター” come from?

ビクター (Japanese) comes from English Victor, 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;...

ビクター (Japanese): victor

Definitions

  1. victor

Ancestry of “ビクター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVictorthe letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet
2LatinVictor—
3Latinvincō—
4Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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