Where does “vīvus” come from?

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

vīvus (Latin): alive, living

Definitions

  1. alive, living

Ancestry of “vīvus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vīvus”

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