Where does “vie” come from?

vie (Latin) comes from Latin vieo, from Proto-Indo-European wh₁iéye-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

vie (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “vie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvieoI bend or twist, plait, weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwh₁iéye-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wh₁iéye- →Every word from Latin vieo →