Where does “vécu” come from?
vécu (French) comes from Old French vescu, from Latin vīxī, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vécu (French): past participle of vivre; experience; inner life
Definitions
- past participle of vivre; experience; inner life
Ancestry of “vécu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | vescu | past participle of vivre |
| 2 | Latin | vīxī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |