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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”

  • victim
  • victimization
  • victimisation
  • victimhood
  • victimize
  • vic
  • victimless
  • victimizer
  • revictimization
  • victimise
  • revictimize
  • nonvictim
  • victimlike
  • antivictim
  • victimy
  • victimizable
  • devictimize
  • victim-blaming
  • victim-blame
  • victim-blamey
  • unvictimizable
  • secondary victimization
  • victimship
  • victimlessness
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