by virtue of
English
/baɪ ˈvɜːtʃuː ɒv/, /baɪ ˈvɝtʃu ʌv/
prep
Definitions
- (idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.
Etymology
Derived from Old French vertu (valour, goodness, virtue, honour) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (chase, pursue, suppress, persecute, crave, hunt, reach towards, seek).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weyh₁-
Gloss
chase, pursue, suppress, persecute, crave, hunt, reach towards, seek
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- unvirtue English
- virtue English
- virtuecrat English
- virtueless English
- vaino Finnish
- Vienna Latin
- venor Latin
- vim Latin
- vindex Latin
- vindico Latin
- vindicātus Latin
- vindicō, vindicāre Latin
- virtus Latin
- virtūtem, virtūs Latin
- vis Latin
- vertu French
- οἶμος Ancient Greek
- ἴφιος Ancient Greek
- *-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *weh₁y- Proto-Indo-European
- *wenh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *weydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *wiHrós, wih₁rós Proto-Indo-European
- *woyh₁-éh₂-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *wéyh₁s Proto-Indo-European
- *waiþō Proto-Germanic
- vertu Middle English
- *stъrviti Proto-Slavic
- *vojinъ Proto-Slavic
- vertu Old French
- geweide Middle High German
- stërvis Albanian
- vertu Middle French
- vertus Middle French