Where does “virseksulo” come from?
virseksulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto viro, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
virseksulo (Esperanto): a male
Definitions
- a male
Ancestry of “virseksulo”, step by step
virseksulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto viro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | viro | man |
| 2 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Esperanto sekso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | sekso | gender; sex |