Where does “virilis” come from?

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

virilis (Latin): manly, masculine, virile; mature

Definitions

  1. manly, masculine, virile; mature

Ancestry of “virilis”, 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 “virilis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-
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