Where does “revirtualize” come from?
revirtualize (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.
revirtualize (English): To virtualize again
Definitions
- To virtualize again
Ancestry of “revirtualize”, step by step
revirtualize 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 re
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | re | About, regarding, with reference to; especially... |
| 2 | English | reinsurance | Insurance purchased by insurance companies that... |
| 3 | English | re- | again, anew; a completive or intensification of... |
| 4 | Middle English | re- | — |
| 5 | Old French | re- | re- again; once more |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |