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Where does “vivaismo” come from?

vivaismo (Italian) comes 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.

vivaismo (Italian): fish farming; nursery gardening

Definitions

  1. fish farming; nursery gardening

Ancestry of “vivaismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvivaionursery, breeding ground; farm, fishery, pond
2Latinvīvārium—
3Latinvīvō—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivaismo”

  • florovivaismo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →