Where does “virilizar” come from?
virilizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish viril, from Latin virilis, from Latin vir, from Proto-Italic wiros, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
virilizar (Spanish): to masculinize
Definitions
- to masculinize
Ancestry of “virilizar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | viril | male; virile, manly |
| 2 | Latin | virilis | manly, masculine, virile; mature |
| 3 | Latin | vir | man in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wiros | a man |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |