Where does “inviably” come from?
inviably (English) comes from English inviable, from English viable, from French viable, from French vie, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta — to live.
inviably (English): In an inviable manner
Definitions
- In an inviable manner
Ancestry of “inviably”, step by step
inviably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inviable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inviable | Unable to sustain its own life |
| 2 | English | viable | Able to live on its own; Able to be done,... |
| 3 | French | viable | viable, feasible |
| 4 | French | vie | life, the state of organisms prior to death;... |
| 5 | Old French | vie | life |
| 6 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 7 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 8 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 9 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |