Where does “vivu” come from?

vivu (Asturian) comes from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivu (Asturian): alive; living; lively; vivacious

Definitions

  1. alive; living; lively; vivacious

Ancestry of “vivu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvusalive, living
2Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →