English
virile
Virile comes from Latin virīlis ‘manly, masculine, virile’, from vir ‘man”, “male human’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wiHrós‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wiros‘a man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvir‘man”, “male human’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvirīlis‘manly, masculine, virile’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600viril
- Englishtodayvirile
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*weyh₁-‘to hunt’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wiHrós‘man’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wiros‘a man’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvir‘man”, “male human’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvirīlis‘manly, masculine, virile’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600viril
- Englishtodayvirile
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- ‘to hunt’
previous, obvious, violent, violation, voyage, convey, inevitable, vengeance, violate, envoy, avenge, trivial, deviation, vis, trivia, venison, deviant, vindication, ochre, viaduct, vim, violator, inviolable, obviate, trivium, 55 more
through Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós ‘man’
through Latin vir ‘man”, “male human’
Today it means
adj Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- / virile