Where does “vítima” come from?

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

vítima (Portuguese): victim

Definitions

  1. victim

Ancestry of “vítima”, 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 “vítima”

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