Where does “paravirtualize” come from?
paravirtualize (English) comes from English virtualize, from English virtual, from Middle English vertual, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
paravirtualize (English): To modify an operating system or software driver to allow paravirtualization
Definitions
- To modify an operating system or software driver to allow paravirtualization
Ancestry of “paravirtualize”, step by step
paravirtualize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virtualize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virtualize | To run a program in virtual storage |
| 2 | English | virtual | In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality;... |
| 3 | Middle English | vertual | Having an inherent attribute useful as an effect;... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 5 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 6 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 7 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 9 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 10 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 11 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English Pará
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pará | A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions |
| 2 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 3 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 4 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 5 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 7 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 8 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 9 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |