Where does “semivida” come from?

semivida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vida, from Old Portuguese vida, 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.

semivida (Portuguese): half-life

Definitions

  1. half-life

Ancestry of “semivida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevidalife; lifetime; life; living conditions
2Old Portuguesevida—
3Latinvītalife
4Latinvīvōto live
5Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →