Where does “vivere” come from?

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

vivere (Italian): to live; to be alive; to subsist; to be

Definitions

  1. to live; to be alive; to subsist; to be

Ancestry of “vivere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvōto live
2Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →