Where does “semiviable” come from?
semiviable (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.
semiviable (English): Partially viable
Definitions
- Partially viable
Ancestry of “semiviable”, step by step
semiviable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English viable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | life |
| 8 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 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 |