Etymology

V-form

Today it means: A second-person pronoun used in formal situations, to address unfamiliar people and superiors. Full definition →

Latin vos
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  1. Latin · derived fromvos
  2. English todayV-form

From the first letter of the second-person plural pronoun in Romance languages; ultimately from Latin vos.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.