Where does “vivo” come from?

vivo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish vivo, from Old Spanish bivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivo (Chavacano): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “vivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvivoalive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively
2Old Spanishbivo—
3Latinvīvusalive, living
4Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →