Where does “V” come from?
V (Chinese) comes from English VTuber, from Japanese VTuber, from English virtual, from Middle English vertual, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
V (Chinese): volt
Definitions
- volt
Ancestry of “V”, step by step
V traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English VTuber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | VTuber | — |
| 2 | Japanese | VTuber | — |
| 3 | English | virtual | In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality;... |
| 4 | Middle English | vertual | Having an inherent attribute useful as an effect;... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 6 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 7 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 8 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 9 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 10 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 11 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 12 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English volt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | volt | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | French | volte | — |
| 3 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 5 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 6 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |