Where does “vertueusement” come from?
vertueusement (French) comes from French vertueuse, from French vertueux, from French -eux, from French goitre, from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin gutturio, from Latin guttur, from Proto-Indo-European gut- — rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,...
vertueusement (French): virtuously
Definitions
- virtuously
Ancestry of “vertueusement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vertueuse | feminine singular of vertueux |
| 2 | French | vertueux | virtuous |
| 3 | French | -eux | -ous, -y |
| 4 | French | goitre | goitre |
| 5 | Old French | goitron | throat; neck; goitre |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | gutturio | — |
| 7 | Latin | guttur | throat, neck, gullet; gluttony |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gut- | rounding, swelling; entrails, stomach; swelling,... |