Where does “revivable” come from?
revivable (English) comes from English revive, from Middle English reviven, from Latin revivere, from Latin vivere, from Latin vivo, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
revivable (English): That can be revived. Possible to return to life
Definitions
- That can be revived. Possible to return to life
Ancestry of “revivable”, step by step
revivable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revive | To return to life; to become reanimated or... |
| 2 | Middle English | reviven | — |
| 3 | Latin | revivere | present active infinitive of revīvō |
| 4 | Latin | vivere | present active infinitive of vīvō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | vivo | I live; I am alive, I survive; I reside in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |