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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

  1. past participle of vivre; experience; inner life

Ancestry of “vécu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvescupast participle of vivre
2Latinvīxī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →