victim

English

/ˈvɪktɪm/, /ˈvɪktəm/

noun
Definitions
  • One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition; in particular:
  • A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

Etymology

Derived from Middle French victime derived from Latin victima (sacrificial victim, offering, sacrifice, sacrificial animal) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyk-

Gloss

contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield

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