Where does “delta-v” come from?

delta-v (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.

delta-v (English): A vector change in velocity, especially a small change as a result of a corresponding change in some other parameter

Definitions

  1. A vector change in velocity, especially a small change as a result of a corresponding change in some other parameter

Ancestry of “delta-v”, step by step

delta-v traces back through two 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 Delta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDeltaThe Delta variant of COVID-19
2Ancient Greekδέλταdelta, the name for the fourth letter Δ, δ of the...
3Phoenician𐤃dalet; daleth
4Egyptian𓉿
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós