Where does “virile” come from?

virile (Italian) comes from Latin virilis, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

virile (Italian): virile

Definitions

  1. virile

Ancestry of “virile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirilismanly, masculine, virile; mature
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 “virile”

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