vir·ile 
(vîrəl, -īl′)
(vîrəl, -īl′)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male, especially in having the ability to have sexual intercourse.
2. Masculine in a robust way; manly: "[He] was a man of action, a virile director who brought out the best in the screenplay" (Jeffrey Meyers).
3. Energetic or forceful: a virile performance of the concerto.
[Middle English, from Old French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir, man; see wī-ro- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
vi·rili·ty (və-rĭlĭ-tē) n.
- Indo-European root: pē(i)-
- Indo-European root: pō(i)-
- Indo-European root: pū̆-
- Indo-European root: pəter-
- Indo-European root: re-
- Indo-European root: reg-
- Indo-European root: rei-
- Indo-European root: reidh-
- Indo-European root: reig-
- Indo-European root: rep-
- Indo-European root: ret-
- Indo-European root: reudh-
- Indo-European root: reug-
- Indo-European root: reup-
- Indo-European root: reuə-
- Indo-European root: rē-
- Indo-European root: rēd-
- Indo-European root: r̥tko-
- Indo-European root: sak-
- Indo-European root: sal-
- Indo-European root: sed-
- Indo-European root: segh-
- Indo-European root: sek-
- Indo-European root: sekw-
- Indo-European root: sekw-