virtuoso

Meanings

1. An expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
2. Someone with special skill or knowledge; an expert.
3. Specifically, a musician (or other performer) with masterly ability, technique, or personal style.

1. Exhibiting the ability of a virtuoso.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Italic *wiros Late Latin vir Late Latin -tūs Late Latin virtūs Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Late Latin -ōsus Late Latin virtuōsusbor. Italian virtuosobor. English virtuoso Borrowed from Italian virtuoso, from Late Latin virtuōsus (“virtuous”), from Latin virtus (“excellence”). Doublet of virtuous.