Where does “viro” come from?

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

viro (Esperanto): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “viro”, 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

Words derived from “viro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →
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