virtuoso
vur-choo-OH-so · noun
Origin
English borrowed virtuoso from Italian virtuoso, which came from Late Latin virtuōsus, meaning 'virtuous,' itself built on Latin virtus, 'excellence.'
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Related words
It's a doublet of virtuous — the two words descend from the same Late Latin source, virtuōsus, but arrived in English by different routes.
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