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Where does “Victoria” come from?

Victoria (Spanish) comes from Latin Victoria, from Latin victoria, from Latin vincere, from Latin vinco, from Proto-Italic winkō, from Proto-Indo-European wi-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Ancestry of “Victoria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVictoria—
2Latinvictoriavictory
3Latinvinceresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinvincoI win; I conquer, I defeat, I vanquish
5Proto-Italicwinkōto conquer, to overcome
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-n-k-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “Victoria”

  • victoriano
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