Where does “viro” come from?

viro (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

Ancestry of “viro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
2Proto-Italicwibrāō—
3Proto-Italicwibros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move

Words derived from “viro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyb- →Every word from Proto-Italic wibros →Every word from Proto-Italic wibrāō →