Where does “bon vivant” come from?

bon vivant (French) 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.

bon vivant (French): A bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life

Definitions

  1. A bon vivant, who enjoys the good things in life

Ancestry of “bon vivant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bon vivant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →