Where does “vir” come from?

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

vir (Latin): man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...

Definitions

  1. man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...

Ancestry of “vir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwirosa man
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →