Where does “virage” come from?

virage (French) comes from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

virage (French): bend, turn, curve; change, shift; turn

Definitions

  1. bend, turn, curve; change, shift; turn

Ancestry of “virage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
2Vulgar Latinviro—
3LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
4Proto-Italicwibrāō—
5Proto-Italicwibros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “virage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →