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Etymology of the English word virago

the English word virago
derived from the Latin word virago (warlike, heroic woman)
derived from the Late Latin word vir (man; husband; hero)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wi-ro-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wī-ro-

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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