Where does “virar” come from?

virar (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

virar (Catalan): to turn to change one's direction of travel

Definitions

  1. to turn to change one's direction of travel

Ancestry of “virar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinviro—
2LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
3Proto-Italicwibrāō—
4Proto-Italicwibros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “virar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →