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Where does “intervital” come from?

intervital (English) comes from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

intervital (English): Between lives

Definitions

  1. Between lives

Ancestry of “intervital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvitalRelating to, or characteristic of life; Necessary...
2Middle Frenchvitalité—
3Latinvitalitaslife, vitality
4Latinvītālis—
5Latinvīta—
6Latinvīvō—
7Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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