Where does “evertuate” come from?

evertuate (English) comes from French évertuer, from French vertu, from Middle French vertu, from Old French vertu, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

evertuate (English): To sap the strength of

Definitions

  1. To sap the strength of

Ancestry of “evertuate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchévertuerto strive
2Frenchvertuvirtue
3Middle Frenchvertuvirtue
4Old Frenchvertuvalour; honour; goodness; virtue
5Latinvirtūsmanhood, manliness, virility
6EnglishvirtueAccordance with moral principles; conformity of...
7Middle EnglishvertuAn ability, specialty, or feature; Power,...
8Anglo-Normanvertuvalour; honour; goodness; virtue
9Latinvirtutemaccusative singular of virtūs; virtue
10Latinvirtusmanhood, manliness, virility; courage,...
11Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
12Proto-Italicwirosa man
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
14Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-