Where does “vittma” come from?

vittma (Maltese) comes from Italian vittima, from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vittma (Maltese): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “vittma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvittimavictim
2Latinvictimasacrificial victim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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