vertus

Middle French

noun

Definitions

virtue positive quality

Etymology

Inherited from Old French vertu (valour, goodness, virtue, honour) derived from Latin virtus (moral excellence, worth, excellence, bravery, manliness).

Origin

Latin

virtus

Gloss

moral excellence, worth, excellence, bravery, manliness

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

by virtue of English
virtue English
vir Latin
virtus Latin
virtuōsus Latin
virtūtem, virtūs Latin
*weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European
vertu Old French
virto Esperanto
vertu Middle French
vertu xno

vertu