Where does “virileness” come from?
virileness (English) comes from English virile, from Middle French viril, from Latin virilis, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
virileness (English): The quality of being virile
Definitions
- The quality of being virile
Ancestry of “virileness”, step by step
virileness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English virile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | virile | Being manly; having characteristics associated... |
| 2 | Middle French | viril | — |
| 3 | Latin | virilis | manly, masculine, virile; mature |
| 4 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |