Where does “virilist” come from?

virilist (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.

virilist (English): A kind of unelected representative in Hungary

Definitions

  1. A kind of unelected representative in Hungary

Ancestry of “virilist”, step by step

virilist traces back through two 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 ist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishistA practitioner or supporter of an ism
2English-istAdded to words to form nouns denoting
3Old French-iste
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-