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Where does “viure” come from?

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

viure (Catalan): to live, to be alive; to survive, to persevere;...

Definitions

  1. to live, to be alive; to survive, to persevere;...

Ancestry of “viure”, step by step

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

Words derived from “viure”

  • sobreviure
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