Where does “vivid” come from?
Vivid comes from Latin vividus, formed with the suffix -idus from the Proto-Indo-European root gʷeih₃w- meaning to live or be alive.
vivid (English): Clear, detailed or powerful; Bright, intense or...
Definitions
- Clear, detailed or powerful; Bright, intense or...
Ancestry of “vivid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vīvidus | alive, animated |
| 2 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
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