Where does “viva” come from?

viva (Galician) comes from Galician vivir, from Old Portuguese viver, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

viva (Galician): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “viva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianvivirto live; to dwell, reside; first/third-person...
2Old Portugueseviver—
3Latinvīvere—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →