Where does “vif” come from?
vif (Norman) 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 (Norman): alive, quick
Ancestry of “vif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | vif | alive |
| 2 | Latin | vīvus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |