Where does “arborvitae” come from?
arborvitae (English) comes from Latin vitae, from Latin vita, from Latin vivo, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
arborvitae (English): Any of several North American or Asian conifers,...
Definitions
- Any of several North American or Asian conifers,...
Ancestry of “arborvitae”, step by step
arborvitae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vitae
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vitae | nominative plural of vīta; genitive singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | vita | life; living, support, subsistence; a way of life |
| 3 | Latin | vivo | I live; I am alive, I survive; I reside in |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |