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...
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- any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that...
Ancestry of “veve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Haitian Creole | vèvè | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | viver | to live; to have life |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | viver | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīvere | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |