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Where does “vivificate” come from?

vivificate (English) comes from Latin vivificatus, from Latin vīvificō, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivificate (English): To give life to; to animate; To bring back a...

Definitions

  1. To give life to; to animate; To bring back a...

Ancestry of “vivificate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvivificatusvivified
2Latinvīvificō—
3Latinvīvus—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivificate”

  • revivificate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →