Where does “viva voce” come from?
viva voce (English) comes from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
viva voce (English): By word of mouth; An oral examination
Definitions
- By word of mouth; An oral examination
Ancestry of “viva voce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīvus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |