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Where does “supravitally” come from?

supravitally (English) comes from English supravital, from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō — to live.

supravitally (English): In a supravital manner

Definitions

  1. In a supravital manner

Ancestry of “supravitally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupravitalCapable of staining living cells after their...
2EnglishvitalRelating to, or characteristic of life; Necessary...
3Middle Frenchvitalité—
4Latinvitalitaslife, vitality
5Latinvītālis—
6Latinvīta—
7Latinvīvō—
8Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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