Where does “виртуозность” come from?
виртуозность (Russian) comes from Russian виртуо́зный, from Russian виртуо́з, from French virtuose, from Italian virtuoso, from Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
виртуозность (Russian): virtuosity
Definitions
- virtuosity
Ancestry of “виртуозность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | виртуо́зный | virtuosic, masterful |
| 2 | Russian | виртуо́з | virtuoso |
| 3 | French | virtuose | virtuoso |
| 4 | Italian | virtuoso | virtuous; skilful; upright |
| 5 | Latin | virtuōsus | good, virtuous |
| 6 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 7 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 8 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 9 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 10 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 11 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 12 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |