Where does “victime” come from?

victime (Middle French) comes from Latin victima, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “victime”, step by step

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

Words derived from “victime”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin victima →
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