Where does “vives” come from?
vives (English) comes from Old French vives, from French avives, from French aviver, from French vif, from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos — to live.
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Ancestry of “vives”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | vives | — |
| 2 | French | avives | second-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | French | aviver | to brighten; to shine |
| 4 | French | vif | lively, brisk; vivid, bright; keen, sharp |
| 5 | Middle French | vif | alive |
| 6 | Old French | vif | alive |
| 7 | Latin | vīvus | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |