Where does “vătămătură” come from?

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

vătămătură (Romanian): injury

Definitions

  1. injury

Ancestry of “vătămătură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvătămato harm, damage, wound, hurt, injure
2LatinvictimoI offer for sacrifice
3Latinvictimasacrificial victim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-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 →