Where does “vertu” come from?
vertu (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin virtutem, from Latin virtus, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vertu (Anglo-Norman): valour; honour; goodness; virtue
Definitions
- valour; honour; goodness; virtue
Ancestry of “vertu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 2 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 3 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |