Where does “vivant” come from?

vivant (French) comes from Latin vīventem, from Latin vīvens, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivant (French): alive; living; present participle of vivre; a...

Definitions

  1. alive; living; present participle of vivre; a...

Ancestry of “vivant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīventem—
2Latinvīvensliving
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivant”

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