Where does “voraviu” come from?
voraviu (Catalan) comes from Catalan vora, from Catalan -à, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
voraviu (Catalan): selvage
Ancestry of “voraviu”, step by step
voraviu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan vora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vora | edge; bank, shore; hem |
| 2 | Catalan | -à | -an; -ane |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Catalan viu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | viu | living |
| 2 | Latin | vīvus | alive, living |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |