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Where does “Vivers” come from?

Vivers (Catalan) comes from Catalan viver, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

Ancestry of “Vivers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanviver—
2Latinvīvārium—
3Latinvīvō—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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