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Where does “V-2” come from?

V-2 (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-2 (English): An early long-range liquid-fuel ballistic missile...

Definitions

  1. An early long-range liquid-fuel ballistic missile...

Ancestry of “V-2”, step by step

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—
6Latinvērāx—
7Latin-āx—
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
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