Where does “vivo” come from?

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

vivo (Italian): alive, live; brisk, animate, vivacious; vivid,...

Definitions

  1. alive, live; brisk, animate, vivacious; vivid,...

Ancestry of “vivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvusalive, living
2Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →