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Where does “vivrier” come from?

vivrier (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.

vivrier (French): food-producing

Definitions

  1. food-producing

Ancestry of “vivrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvivreto live; to experience
2Middle Frenchvivreto live
3Old Frenchvivreto live
4Latinvīvō—
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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