Where does “carovita” come from?

carovita (Italian) comes from Italian vita, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

carovita (Italian): cost of living

Definitions

  1. cost of living

Ancestry of “carovita”, step by step

carovita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian vita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvitalife; waist
2Latinvītalife
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Italian caro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarodear beloved, or in the salutation of a letter, sweetheart
2Latincārusdear, beloved
3Proto-Italickārosdear
4Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →