Where does “virago” come from?
Virago derives from Latin virago, from Latin vir (man), from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós (man), ultimately from the root weyh₁- (to separate or distinguish).
virago (English): A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner...
Definitions
- A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner...
Ancestry of “virago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | virago | a warlike woman |
| 2 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “virago”