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Where does “survivre” come from?

survivre (Old French) comes from Latin supervīvō, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

survivre (Old French): to survive

Definitions

  1. to survive

Ancestry of “survivre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsupervīvō—
2Latinsuper-super-; over, above
3Latinsuper"accusative" above, on the top of, upon;...
4Latineks-uper—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “survivre”

  • survival
  • survive
  • surviving
  • survivor
  • survivorship
  • survivability
  • survivable
  • survivalist
  • survivance
  • survivin
  • survivalism
  • prosurvival
  • unsurvivable
  • nonsurvival
  • surviver
  • nonsurvivable
  • cryosurvival
  • nonsurvivor
  • outsurvive
  • survivalistic
  • antisurvival
  • designated survivor
  • survival horror
  • survivance
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