Where does “victima” come from?

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

victima (Occitan): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “victima”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ- →Every word from Latin victima →