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Where does “triumvirat” come from?

triumvirat (Catalan) comes from Latin triumvīrātus, from Latin triumviri, from Latin triumvir, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

triumvirat (Catalan): triumvirate

Definitions

  1. triumvirate

Ancestry of “triumvirat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintriumvīrātus—
2Latintriumvirinominative plural of triumvir; genitive singular...
3Latintriumvirtriumvir, whether a member of an official...
4Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
5Proto-Italicwirosa man
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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