Where does “viriloide” come from?

viriloide (Italian) comes from Italian virile, 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.

viriloide (Italian): masculine

Definitions

  1. masculine

Ancestry of “viriloide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvirilevirile
2Latinvirilismanly, masculine, virile; mature
3Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
4Proto-Italicwirosa man
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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