Where does “vigintiviral” come from?

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

vigintiviral (English): Of or belonging to the vigintiviri or the vigintivirate

Definitions

  1. Of or belonging to the vigintiviri or the vigintivirate

Ancestry of “vigintiviral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīgintivirālisvigintiviral (of or relating to the vigintivirs)
2Latinvigintivirvigintivir
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 wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Italic wiros
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