Where does “wirtuozka” come from?
wirtuozka (Polish) comes from Polish wirtuoz, from French virtuose, from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wirtuozka (Polish): virtuoso
Definitions
- virtuoso
Ancestry of “wirtuozka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wirtuoz | virtuoso |
| 2 | French | virtuose | virtuoso |
| 3 | Italian | virtuoso | virtuous; skilful; upright |
| 4 | Latin | virtuōsus | good, virtuous |
| 5 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 6 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 7 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 8 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 9 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 10 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 11 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |