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Where does “viri” come from?

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

viri (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “viri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvirareto veer, turn away; to come about, change course;...
2Old Frenchvirerto turn, veer
3Latinvibrāre—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
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