virar

Betekenis (English)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to turn, rotate
2. (transitive) to turn upside down
3. (pronominal) to become; to alter in manner or appearance

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/biˈɾaɾ/

Etymologie (English)

Borrowed from Oudfrans: virer

Cognate with Bretons: gwar

In summary

Attested since the 15th century. Probably from Old French virer, ultimately from Celtic, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist”). Compare Breton gwar (“curved”), from Proto-Celtic *weiro- (“crooked”). Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *virō, probably from Latin vibrō.