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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | O₂ | — |
| 2 | Translingual | o | — |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-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 |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |
via Translingual V
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | V | The Roman numeral for 5; the fifth |
| 2 | Latin | v | Capital form of |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌖 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Υ | ypsilon |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
via Translingual max
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | max | — |
| 2 | English | maximum | The highest limit; The greatest value of a set or... |
| 3 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |