Where does “vire” come from?

vire (Old French) comes from Old French virer, from Latin vibrāre, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

vire (Old French): dart, welt

Definitions

  1. dart, welt

Ancestry of “vire”, step by step

vire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French virer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvirerto turn, veer
2Latinvibrāre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

via Vulgar Latin veria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinveriajavelin, dart
2Latinveruanominative plural of verū; accusative plural of...

Words derived from “vire

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb-Every word from Latin vibrāreEvery word from Old French virer