Where does “veve” come from?

veve (English) comes from Haitian Creole vèvè, from Portuguese viver, from Old Portuguese viver, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

veve (English): any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that...

Definitions

  1. any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that...

Ancestry of “veve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolevèvèveve Vodou religious symbol
2Portugueseviverto live; to have life
3Old Portugueseviver—
4Latinvīvere—
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →