Where does “virtuell assistent” come from?
virtuell assistent (Swedish) comes from German virtuell, from French virtuel, from Medieval Latin virtualis, from Latin virtūs, from English virtue, from Middle English vertu, from Anglo-Norman vertu, from Latin virtutem — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
virtuell assistent (Swedish): a virtual assistant
Definitions
- a virtual assistant
Ancestry of “virtuell assistent”, step by step
virtuell assistent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German virtuell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | virtuell | virtual |
| 2 | French | virtuel | virtual |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | virtualis | worthy, virtuous |
| 4 | Latin | virtūs | manhood, manliness, virility |
| 5 | English | virtue | Accordance with moral principles; conformity of... |
| 6 | Middle English | vertu | An ability, specialty, or feature; Power,... |
| 7 | Anglo-Norman | vertu | valour; honour; goodness; virtue |
| 8 | Latin | virtutem | accusative singular of virtūs; virtue |
| 9 | Latin | virtus | manhood, manliness, virility; courage,... |
| 10 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |