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Where does “postvivi” come from?

postvivi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vivi, from French vivre, from Middle French vivre, from Old French vivre, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

postvivi (Esperanto): to outlive; to survive

Definitions

  1. to outlive; to survive

Ancestry of “postvivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovivito live
2Frenchvivreto live; to experience
3Middle Frenchvivreto live
4Old Frenchvivreto live
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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