Words that come from Proto-Italic “gʷīwos”

168 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Italic gʷīwos — including viper, viva, vive, viviparous, vivify, revivify, vivarium, redivivus.

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English (34)

Italian (27)

Latin (24)

French (16)

Romanian (8)

Spanish (7)

Portuguese (7)

Old French (6)

Aromanian (5)

Catalan (4)

Dutch (3)

Middle French (2)

Galician (2)

Translingual (2)

Friulian (2)

Norman (2)

Middle High German (2)

Dalmatian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Asturian (1)

Venetian (1)

Hiligaynon (1)

Istriot (1)

Oscan (1)

Bourguignon (1)

Serbo-Croatian (1)

German (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Ladino (1)

Sardinian (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old High German (1)