Where does “invirility” come from?
invirility (English) comes from English virility, from English virile, from Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
invirility (English): Absence of virility or manhood; effeminacy
Definitions
- Absence of virility or manhood; effeminacy
Ancestry of “invirility”, step by step
invirility traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virility
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virility | The state of being virile; Manly character,... |
| 2 | English | virile | Being manly; having characteristics associated... |
| 3 | Middle French | viril | — |
| 4 | Latin | virilis | manly, masculine, virile; mature |
| 5 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |