Where does “vivas” come from?
vivas (English) comes from English viva, from Italian viva, from Italian vivere, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vivas (English): plural of viva
Definitions
- plural of viva
Ancestry of “vivas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | viva | Long live...! (used to express acclaim or support) |
| 2 | Italian | viva | first-person singular present subjunctive of... |
| 3 | Italian | vivere | to live; to be alive; to subsist; to be |
| 4 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 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 |