Where does “vita” come from?

vita (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

vita (Norwegian Nynorsk): to know, story of someone's life; biography;...

Definitions

  1. to know, story of someone's life; biography;...

Ancestry of “vita”, step by step

vita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vīta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvītalife
2Latinvīvōto live
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Old Norse víta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevítato know
2Proto-Germanic*witaną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →