viagra

The story

1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromव्याघ्र“tiger”
2. English todayViagra

Marketing name, perhaps from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá, “tiger”), or perhaps based on words such as vigour or virility.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1990s A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction.