Where does “V-1” come from?

V-1 (English) comes from English V, from English very, from Middle English verray, from Old French verai, from Late Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

V-1 (English): an early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet,...

Definitions

  1. an early cruise missile, powered by a pulsejet,...

Ancestry of “V-1”, step by step

V-1 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English V

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVThe resin identification code for polyvinyl...
2EnglishveryTrue, real, actual; The same; identical; With...
3Middle Englishverraytrue, correct, factual, authentic, real; precise,...
4Old Frenchveraireal; genuine
5Late Latinvērāgus
6Latinvērāxtruthful
7Latin-āxish, -y
8Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English 1

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English1

via German Vergeltungswaffe eins

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVergeltungswaffe einsretaliation weapon one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós