Where does “virvulpo” come from?

virvulpo (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.

virvulpo (Esperanto): a male fox

Definitions

  1. a male fox

Ancestry of “virvulpo”, step by step

virvulpo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto viro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoviroman
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Esperanto vulpo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovulpofox
2Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
3Latinvolpēs—
4Proto-Italicwolpisfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →