Where does “vive” come from?

vive (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.

vive (French): feminine singular of vif; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of vif; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “vive”, step by step

vive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French vivre

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

via French vif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchviflively, brisk; vivid, bright; keen, sharp
2Middle Frenchvifalive
3Old Frenchvifalive
4Latinvīvusalive, living
5Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
6Indo-European*gʷih₃wós—

Words derived from “vive”

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