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Where does “victor” come from?

victor (Latin) comes from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

victor (Latin): conqueror, vanquisher; victor, winner;...

Definitions

  1. conqueror, vanquisher; victor, winner;...

Ancestry of “victor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tor-er
2Proto-Italic-tōr—
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “victor”

  • victory
  • Victoria
  • Victor
  • Victorian
  • victorious
  • victor
  • victoriously
  • Victrola
  • Victoriana
  • victrola
  • Vicentine
  • victress
  • victoriousness
  • postvictory
  • unvictorious
  • victorium
  • Victorianness
  • victoress
  • nonvictory
  • unVictorian
  • victoryless
  • nonvictorious
  • victorlike
  • Vicetiensis
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