Where does “vivi” come from?
vivi (Esperanto) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vivi (Esperanto): to live
Definitions
- to live
Ancestry of “vivi”, step by step
vivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vivre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vivre | to live; to experience |
| 2 | Middle French | vivre | to live |
| 3 | Old French | vivre | to live |
| 4 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Italian vivere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | vivere | to live; to be alive; to subsist; to be |