Where does “Ryvita” come from?
Ryvita (English) comes from English vitality, from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.
Ancestry of “Ryvita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vitality | The capacity to live and develop; Energy or... |
| 2 | English | vital | Relating to, or characteristic of life; Necessary... |
| 3 | Middle French | vitalité | — |
| 4 | Latin | vitalitas | life, vitality |
| 5 | Latin | vītālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 7 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |