Where does “sexvirate” come from?

sexvirate (English) comes from Latin sexviratus, from Latin sexvir, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

sexvirate (English): A group of six men, "especially" a council of...

Definitions

  1. A group of six men, "especially" a council of...

Ancestry of “sexvirate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsexviratussexvirate
2Latinsexvirsexvir
3Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
4Proto-Italicwirosa man
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →