Where does “virtuaalinen” come from?

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

virtuaalinen (Finnish): virtual

Definitions

  1. virtual

Ancestry of “virtuaalinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “virtuaalinen

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