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

  1. Virginia reel

Ancestry of “Virginíuræll”, step by step

Virginíuræll traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ræll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrællreel
2Danishreelreal, proper; reliable, trustworthy, honest; reel
3Frenchréelreal
4Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
5Old Frenchreel
6Latinreālisreal
7Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
8Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
9Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
10Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
11Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
12Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
13Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
14Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
15Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Icelandic Virginía

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicVirginíaVirginia
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
Virginíuræll — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer