Etymology of the English word virtue
the English word
virtuederived from the Old French word
vertuderived from the Latin word
virtus (army; host; mighty works; strength, power; courage)
derived from the Late Latin word
vir (man; husband; hero)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wi-ro-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wī-ro-Date
The earliest known usage of virtue in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
French
vertu, Italian
virtù, Latin
virtus, Provençal
vertut, Spanish
virtudUsage
Word found in Modern English
