myEtymology.com: French etymology of viril

Etymology of the French word viril

the Old French word viril

derived from the Latin word virilis (manly, virile; mature)

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-

English virile, Romanian viril

Italian virile, Spanish viril

Word found in Old French