Etymology

virile

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Today it means: Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor. Full definition →

Middle French viril ← Latin virīlis
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  1. Latin · derived fromvirīlis
  2. Middle French · derived fromviril
  3. English todayvirile

From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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