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Where does “semivivo” come from?

semivivo (Italian) comes from Italian vivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

semivivo (Italian): half-alive; half-dead

Definitions

  1. half-alive; half-dead

Ancestry of “semivivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvivoalive, live; brisk, animate, vivacious; vivid,...
2Latinvīvus—
3Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →