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
Ancestry of “vividly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vivid | Clear, detailed or powerful; Bright, intense or... |
| 2 | Latin | vīvidus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |