English
victorious
Victorious comes from Latin victōria ‘victory’, from victor ‘conqueror’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*winékti ~ *winkéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*winkō‘to conquer, overcome’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvincō‘to conquer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictor‘conqueror’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictōria‘victory’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictōriōsus
- Englishearliest quotation 2009victorious
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyk-‘to overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*winékti ~ *winkéntireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*winkō‘to conquer, overcome’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvincō‘to conquer’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictor‘conqueror’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictōria‘victory’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvictōriōsus
- Englishearliest quotation 2009victorious
Earliest quotation: 2009, Muse: “They will not force us, / They will stop…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyk- ‘to overcome’
province, weakness, witch, victim, icon, wicked, wo, wight, weakly, vicar, wile, ancona, waw, 34 more
through Latin vincō ‘to conquer’
convince, conviction, invincible, convict, eviction, vanquish, evict, 10 more
Today it means
adj Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyk- / victorious