Where does “virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu” come from?
virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammattikorkeakoulu, from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola — to hold; to overpower.
virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu (Finnish): online or virtual university of applied sciences
Definitions
- online or virtual university of applied sciences
Ancestry of “virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu”, step by step
virtuaaliammattikorkeakoulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ammattikorkeakoulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ammattikorkeakoulu | professional university, vocational university,... |
| 2 | Finnish | korkeakoulu | college, academy, university, polytechnic |
| 3 | German | Hochschule | college; university; graduate school; institute;... |
| 4 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 6 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 8 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Finnish virtuaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | virtuaalinen | virtual |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 3 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 4 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 5 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 7 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 8 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 9 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |