Where does “vivifier” come from?
vivifier (English) comes from English vivify, from Old French vivifier, from Latin vivificare, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vivifier (English): One who or that which vivifies
Definitions
- One who or that which vivifies
Ancestry of “vivifier”, step by step
vivifier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vivify
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vivify | To bring to life; to enliven; To impart vitality |
| 2 | Old French | vivifier | to vivify |
| 3 | Latin | vivificare | present active infinitive of vīvificō;... |
| 4 | Latin | vīvus | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |