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
Ancestry of “vire”, step by step
vire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French virer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | virer | to turn, veer |
| 2 | Latin | vibrāre | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |
via Vulgar Latin veria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | veria | javelin, dart |
| 2 | Latin | verua | nominative plural of verū; accusative plural of... |
Words derived from “vire”