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Where does “vital” come from?

vital (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin vītālis, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vital (Norwegian Bokmål): vital

Definitions

  1. vital

Ancestry of “vital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvītālis—
2Latinvīta—
3Latinvīvō—
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vital”

  • vitale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →