Where does “VO₂max” come from?

VO₂max (Translingual) comes from Translingual O₂, from Translingual o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

VO₂max (Translingual): The maximum rate of oxygen consumption attainable while exercising, used as a measure for cardiorespiratory fitness

Definitions

  1. The maximum rate of oxygen consumption attainable while exercising, used as a measure for cardiorespiratory fitness

Ancestry of “VO₂max”, step by step

VO₂max traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual O₂

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualO₂
2Translingualo
3Etruscan𐌏
4Ancient GreekοLower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π
5Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
6Egyptian𓁹

via Translingual V

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualVThe Roman numeral for 5; the fifth
2LatinvCapital form of
3Etruscan𐌖
4Ancient GreekΥypsilon
5Phoenician𐤅waw; {{l|en|waw}}
6Egyptian𓏲

via Translingual max

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingualmax
2EnglishmaximumThe highest limit; The greatest value of a set or...
3LatinMaximusthe greatest
4Proto-Italic*magisVmos
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹Every word from Phoenician 𐤏Every word from Ancient Greek ο