English
victor
Victor comes from Anglo-Norman victor, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to sift, separate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to sift, separate’root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400victor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500victour
- Englishearliest quotation 2011victor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to sift, separate’root as named · steps between not traced
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400victor
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500victour
- Englishearliest quotation 2011victor
Earliest quotation: 2011, Phil McNulty, Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City: “City were also the victors on that occasion 56…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to sift, separate’
province, weakness, witch, convince, iconic, icon, victim, wicked, wo, conviction, invincible, wight, weakly, convict, vicar, eviction, vanquish, wile, ancona, waw, evict, 33 more
Today it means
noun The winner in a fight or contest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / victor