Where does “vividly” come from?

Vividly derives from English vivid, from Latin vividus meaning lively, from a Proto-Indo-European root gʷeih₃w- meaning to live or be alive.

vividly (English): In a vivid manner

Definitions

  1. In a vivid manner

Ancestry of “vividly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvividClear, detailed or powerful; Bright, intense or...
2Latinvīvidusalive, animated
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →