Where does “VTubing” come from?
VTubing (English) 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.
VTubing (English): The act of creating content as a VTuber
Definitions
- The act of creating content as a VTuber
Ancestry of “VTubing”, step by step
VTubing traces back through two 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 YouTubing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | YouTubing | The act of creating content as a YouTuber |
| 2 | English | Youtube | A video-sharing website |
| 3 | English | You | Honorific alternative letter-case form of you,... |
| 4 | Middle English | yow | Second-person plural object pronoun: you;... |
| 5 | Old English | ēow | Wo!, Alas!; sheep |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | iwwiz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | izwiz | accusative/dative/instrumental of *jūz |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *jūz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |