Where does “quinqueviral” come from?
quinqueviral (English) comes from Latin quīnquevirālis, from Latin quīnquevir, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
quinqueviral (English): Of or belonging to the quinqueviri or the quinquevirate
Definitions
- Of or belonging to the quinqueviri or the quinquevirate
Ancestry of “quinqueviral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | quīnquevirālis | quinqueviral (of or relating to the quinquevirs) |
| 2 | Latin | quīnquevir | quinquevir |
| 3 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |