Where does “Virago” come from?

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

Virago (German): virago

Definitions

  1. virago

Ancestry of “Virago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviragoa warlike woman
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

Words derived from “Virago”

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