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Where does “vitalist” come from?

vitalist (English) comes from English vital, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.

vitalist (English): Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life...

Definitions

  1. Of or espousing vitalism, the doctrine that life...

Ancestry of “vitalist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vitalist”

  • neovitalist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →