Where does “vu” come from?
vu (Ido) comes from French vous, from Middle French vous, from Old French vos, from Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic wōs, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).
vu (Ido): you
Definitions
- you
Ancestry of “vu”, step by step
vu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French vous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vous | The plural personal pronoun in the second person;... |
| 2 | Middle French | vous | you; yourself |
| 3 | Old French | vos | you; your; yourself |
| 4 | Latin | vōs | you, ye, you all |
| 5 | Old Latin | vōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wōs | you |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via Russian вы
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вы | you |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | вꙑ | you |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vy | you, ye; you |
via Italian voi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | voi | you |