Where does “virtuaalikone” come from?

virtuaalikone (Finnish) comes from Finnish virtuaalinen, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu, from Latin virtutem, from Latin virtus — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

virtuaalikone (Finnish): virtual machine

Definitions

  1. virtual machine

Ancestry of “virtuaalikone”, step by step

virtuaalikone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virtuaalinen

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

via Finnish kone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonemachine; appliance; Short for lentokone
2Proto-Finnickonehmagic

Words derived from “virtuaalikone

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Italic wiros
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