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Where does “virer” come from?

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

virer (Old French): to turn, veer

Definitions

  1. to turn, veer

Ancestry of “virer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvibrāre—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “virer”

  • vire
  • vira
  • virino
  • vira
  • virare
  • viraggio
  • viramento
  • viri
  • virar
  • viro
  • revirar
  • vire
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