Where does “viripotent” come from?

viripotent (English) comes from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viripotent (English): Able to sire children; sexually mature; Lusty;...

Definitions

  1. Able to sire children; sexually mature; Lusty;...

Ancestry of “viripotent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
2Proto-Italicwirosa man
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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