Where does “vie” come from?

vie (Old French) comes from Old French viḍe, from Latin vitam, 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.

vie (Old French): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “vie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchviḍe—
2Latinvitamaccusative singular of vīta
3Latinvītalife
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vie”

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