virtue

*wiHrós (Proto-Indo-European)

Husband. Man. Warrior, hero.

*wiros (Proto-Italic)

A man.

vir (Latin)

(in military contexts) foot soldier. Brave man, hero. Grown man. Husband. Male human, man; man (human).

virtutem (Latin)

vertu (Old French)

Valour; honour; goodness; virtue.

vertu (Middle English)

Virtue (goodness, moralness).

virtue (English)

(obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being. [13th-19th c.]. (uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. [from 13th c.]. (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.]. A creature embodying divine power, specifically [...]