Q&A 19

Q: My question is, what is the etymological relationship between "Virtu" (as in Melusine's big important magical work) and "Virtuer" (as in Corambis' big important magic workers). Is it an old term that dates back to their shared origin, did one borrow from the other, or did both borrow from a third party? Basically, what is the cultural history that resulted in the semi-cognate?

A: Clearly, the reason you can make a Midlander/Marathine pun on virtus/virtue/vis AND that the Corambin word vi means