英文词源
- virile (adj.)
- late 15c., "characteristic of a man; marked by manly force," from Middle French viril (14c.) and directly from Latin virilis "of a man, manly, worthy of a man," from vir "a man, a hero," from PIE *wi-ro- "man, freeman" (cognates: Sanskrit virah, Avestan vira-, Lithuanian vyras, Old Irish fer, Welsh gwr, Gothic wair, Old English wer "man"). Virile member for "penis" is recorded from 1540s.
中文词源
来自拉丁语vir,男人,英雄,来自PIE*wi-ro,男人,自由人,可能进一步来自PIE*weie,追寻,渴求,猎捕,词源同win,Venus.
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来自拉丁语 vir,男人,英雄,来自 PIE*wi-ro,男人,自由人,可能进一步来自 PIE*weie,追寻, 渴求,猎捕,词源同 win,Venus.