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Where does “florovivaismo” come from?

florovivaismo (Italian) comes from Italian vivaismo, from Italian vivaio, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

florovivaismo (Italian): nursery gardening

Definitions

  1. nursery gardening

Ancestry of “florovivaismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvivaismofish farming; nursery gardening
2Italianvivaionursery, breeding ground; farm, fishery, pond
3Latinvīvārium—
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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