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
- Of or belonging to the vigintiviri or the vigintivirate
Ancestry of “vigintiviral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīgintivirālis | vigintiviral (of or relating to the vigintivirs) |
| 2 | Latin | vigintivir | vigintivir |
| 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 |