Where does “vif” come from?

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

vif (Middle French): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “vif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvifalive
2Latinvīvusalive, living
3Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vif”

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