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Where does “vitalisme” come from?

vitalisme (French) comes from French vital, from Old French vital, from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

vitalisme (French): vitalism

Definitions

  1. vitalism

Ancestry of “vitalisme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvitalvital
2Old Frenchvital—
3Latinvītālis—
4Latinvīta—
5Latinvīvō—
6Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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