Where does “vivan” come from?
vivan (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.
vivan (Galician): third-person plural present subjunctive of vivir
Definitions
- third-person plural present subjunctive of vivir
Ancestry of “vivan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | vivir | to live; to dwell, reside; first/third-person... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | viver | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |