Where does “virile” come from?

Virile comes from Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from Latin vir meaning "man," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós.

virile (English): Being manly; having characteristics associated...

Definitions

  1. Being manly; having characteristics associated...

Ancestry of “virile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchviril—
2Latinvirilismanly, masculine, virile; mature
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

Words derived from “virile”

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