virtuoso
English
/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/, /ˌvɝ.tʃuˈoʊ.soʊ/
noun
Definitions
- (now) An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
- Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert.
- Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian virtuoso derived from Latin virtuōsus (virtuous), virtus (moral excellence, worth, excellence, bravery, manliness).
Origin
Latin
virtus
Gloss
moral excellence, worth, excellence, bravery, manliness
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonvirtuosic English
- supervirtuoso English
- virtue English
- virtuosic English
- virtuosically English
- virtuosity English
- virtuosoship English
- vir Latin
- virtus Latin
- virtuōsus Latin
- virtūs Latin
- Virtuose German
- virtuos German
- virtuosamente Italian
- virtuosissimo Italian
- virtuosità Italian
- virtuoso Italian
- virtù Italian
- vertueux French
- virtuose French
- виртуо́з Russian
- виртуоз Russian
- virtuoso Spanish, Castilian
- virtuoso Portuguese
- wirtuoz Polish
- vertu Old French
- virto Esperanto
- virtuozo Esperanto
- virtuós Catalan, Valencian
- virtuos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vârtos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ვირტუოზი Georgian
- vãrtos Aromanian
- vertu xno
- vertuous xno
- virtuōsus LL