Where does “viresco” come from?

viresco (Latin) comes from Latin vīs, from Proto-Italic wīs, from Proto-Indo-European wéyh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

viresco (Latin): I grow; I become green, become verdant; I shoot...

Definitions

  1. I grow; I become green, become verdant; I shoot...

Ancestry of “viresco”, step by step

viresco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīsforce
2Proto-Italicwīsstrength, force, power
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéyh₁sforce, vehemence
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Latin vireō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
2Latin-idae—

Words derived from “viresco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →