Where does “decemvir” come from?

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

decemvir (Romanian): decemvir

Definitions

  1. decemvir

Ancestry of “decemvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecemvirdecemvir
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Italic wiros →