Where does “virtuális” come from?
virtuális (Hungarian) comes from German virtuell, from French virtuel, 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.
virtuális (Hungarian): virtual
Ancestry of “virtuális”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | virtuell | virtual |
| 2 | French | virtuel | virtual |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 4 | Latin | virtūs | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “virtuális”