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Where does “vivarium” come from?

vivarium (English) comes from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivarium (English): A place artificially arranged for keeping or...

Definitions

  1. A place artificially arranged for keeping or...

Ancestry of “vivarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvārium—
2Latinvīvō—
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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