Where does “semivivus” come from?

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

semivivus (Latin): half-alive

Definitions

  1. half-alive

Ancestry of “semivivus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvusalive, living
2Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →