Where does “viraj” come from?
viraj (Romanian) comes from French virage, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
viraj (Romanian): turn
Definitions
- turn
Ancestry of “viraj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | virage | bend, turn, curve; change, shift; turn |
| 2 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 4 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |