Where does “unviably” come from?
unviably (English) comes from English unviable, 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.
unviably (English): In an unviable manner
Definitions
- In an unviable manner
Ancestry of “unviably”, step by step
unviably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unviable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unviable | Alternative spelling of inviable |
| 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 |