Where does “virilism” come from?

virilism (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.

virilism (English): The condition resulting from virilization in a...

Definitions

  1. The condition resulting from virilization in a...

Ancestry of “virilism”, step by step

virilism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English virile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvirileBeing manly; having characteristics associated...
2Middle Frenchviril
3Latinvirilismanly, masculine, virile; mature
4Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
5Proto-Italicwirosa man
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via French virilisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirilismevirilism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Italic wiros