Where does “Virginíuræll” come from?
Virginíuræll (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ræll, from Danish reel, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Virginíuræll (Icelandic): Virginia reel
Definitions
- Virginia reel
Ancestry of “Virginíuræll”, step by step
Virginíuræll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ræll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ræll | reel |
| 2 | Danish | reel | real, proper; reliable, trustworthy, honest; reel |
| 3 | French | réel | real |
| 4 | Middle French | real | royal; Alternative form of royal |
| 5 | Old French | reel | — |
| 6 | Latin | reālis | real |
| 7 | Latin | rēs | thing, object, stuff |
| 8 | Latin | vindicatio | civil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;... |
| 9 | Latin | vindicō | to lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi) |
| 10 | Latin | vindex | claimant, vindicator |
| 11 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 12 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 13 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 14 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 15 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 16 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 17 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 18 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 19 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Icelandic Virginía
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | Virginía | Virginia |