Where does “vivier” come from?

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

vivier (French): fishpond; breeding-ground

Definitions

  1. fishpond; breeding-ground

Ancestry of “vivier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
2Latinvīvōto live
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivier”

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