Where does “semivirtual” come from?
semivirtual (English) comes 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, from Latin virtutem — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
semivirtual (English): Of a workplace or other relationship: taking place largely online but occasionally face to face
Definitions
- Of a workplace or other relationship: taking place largely online but occasionally face to face
Ancestry of “semivirtual”, step by step
semivirtual traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virtual
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virtual | In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality;... |
| 2 | Middle English | vertual | Having an inherent attribute useful as an effect;... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 4 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 5 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 6 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 8 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 9 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 10 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |