Where does “vire” come from?

vire (English) comes from Old French vire, from Old French virer, from Latin vibrāre, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vire (English): An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used...

Definitions

  1. An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used...

Ancestry of “vire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchviredart, welt
2Old Frenchvirerto turn, veer
3Latinvibrāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Latin vibrāre →Every word from Old French virer →