Where does “viro” come from?

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

viro (Italian): man; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. man; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “viro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →