Where does “vitaalisuus” come from?
vitaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vitaalinen, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vitaalisuus (Finnish): vitality
Definitions
- vitality
Ancestry of “vitaalisuus”, step by step
vitaalisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vitaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vitaalinen | vital |
| 2 | Latin | vītālis | of or pertaining to life; vital, life-giving |
| 3 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 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 Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |