Etymology Explorer › ItalianWhere does “viva” come from? viva (Italian) comes from Italian vivere, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
viva (Italian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...
Definitions first-person singular present subjunctive of... Ancestry of “viva”, step by step viva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian vivere Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian vivere to live; to be alive; to subsist; to be 2 Latin vīvō to live 3 Proto-Italic gʷīwō live, be alive 4 Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti to live, to be alive 5 Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós alive, living 6 Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- to live
via Italian vivo Step Language Word Meaning 1 Italian vivo alive, live; brisk, animate, vivacious; vivid,... 2 Latin vīvus alive, living 3 Proto-Italic gʷīwos alive, living 4 Indo-European *gʷih₃wós —
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