Where does “devirilize” come from?
devirilize (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
devirilize (English): To take away the virility of; to emasculate
Definitions
- To take away the virility of; to emasculate
Ancestry of “devirilize”, step by step
devirilize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English virile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virile | Being manly; having characteristics associated... |
| 2 | Middle French | viril | — |
| 3 | Latin | virilis | manly, masculine, virile; mature |
| 4 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |