Where does “” come from?

vì (Italian) comes from Latin ibī, from Proto-Italic iðei, from Proto-Indo-European éy, from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-.

(Italian): Apocopic form of vita

Definitions

  1. Apocopic form of vita

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinibīin that place, there
2Proto-Italiciðeithere
3Proto-Indo-Europeanéythe; demonstrative pronoun; this one, he
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁e-

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁e-Every word from Proto-Indo-European éyEvery word from Proto-Italic iðei
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