Where does “virtuell funktion” come from?

virtuell funktion (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 funktion (Swedish): a virtual function

Definitions

  1. a virtual function

Ancestry of “virtuell funktion”, step by step

virtuell funktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German virtuell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvirtuellvirtual
2Frenchvirtuelvirtual
3Medieval Latinvirtualisworthy, virtuous
4Latinvirtūsmanhood, manliness, virility
5EnglishvirtueAccordance with moral principles; conformity of...
6Middle EnglishvertuAn ability, specialty, or feature; Power,...
7Anglo-Normanvertuvalour; honour; goodness; virtue
8Latinvirtutemaccusative singular of virtūs; virtue
9Latinvirtusmanhood, manliness, virility; courage,...
10Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
11Proto-Italicwirosa man
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
13Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Swedish funktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfunktionfunction; what something does or is used for;...
2Middle Frenchfunctionfunction what something's intended use is
3Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-