Where does “virare” come from?

virare (Italian) comes from Old French virer, from Latin vibrāre, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

virare (Italian): to veer, turn away; to come about, change course;...

Definitions

  1. to veer, turn away; to come about, change course;...

Ancestry of “virare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvirerto turn, veer
2Latinvibrāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “virare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Latin vibrāre →Every word from Old French virer →