Etymograph

English

Victoria Day

From Victoria + day, after Queen Victoria (24 May 1819–1901).

A compound of Victoria + day

Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to sift, separate’

Latin Victōria ‘victory’

English Victoria

Proto-Germanic *dagaz

Proto-West Germanic *dag

Old English dæġ ‘day’

Middle English day ‘a day’

English day

Today it means

name A holiday commemorating the birthdays of Queen Victoria and the reigning monarch of Canada, falling on the last Monday before May 25.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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