Where does “vivan” come from?

vivan (Haitian Creole) comes from French vivant, from Latin vīventem, from Latin vīvens, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivan (Haitian Creole): living, alive

Definitions

  1. living, alive

Ancestry of “vivan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvivantalive; living; present participle of vivre; a...
2Latinvīventem—
3Latinvīvensliving
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-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 →