Where does “virtuell verklighet” come from?
virtuell verklighet (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 verklighet (Swedish): virtual reality
Definitions
- virtual reality
Ancestry of “virtuell verklighet”, step by step
virtuell verklighet 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 |
via Swedish verklighet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | verklighet | reality |