Where does “nonviable” come from?
nonviable (English) comes from English viable, from French viable, from French vie, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō — to live.
nonviable (English): Not viable: not capable of independent life; not...
Definitions
- Not viable: not capable of independent life; not...
Ancestry of “nonviable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | viable | Able to live on its own; Able to be done,... |
| 2 | French | viable | viable, feasible |
| 3 | French | vie | life, the state of organisms prior to death;... |
| 4 | Old French | vie | life |
| 5 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 6 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 7 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 8 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |