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==Etymology== The ancient Romans used the Latin word {{lang|la|[[virtus]]}} (derived from {{lang|la|vir}}, their word for ''man'') to refer to all of the "excellent qualities of men, including physical strength, valorous conduct, and moral rectitude". The French words {{lang|fr|vertu}} and {{lang|fr|virtu}} came from this Latin [[Root (linguistics)|root]]. The word ''virtue'' "was [[borrowed word|borrowed]] into English in the 13th century".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/merriamwebsterne00merr/page/496/mode/1up|title=The Merriam-Webster new book of word histories|publisher=Merriam-Webster Inc.|year=1991|page=496|isbn=9780877796039 }}</ref>
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