Where does “vida” come from?
vida (Portuguese) comes 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.
vida (Portuguese): life; lifetime; life; living conditions
Definitions
- life; lifetime; life; living conditions
Ancestry of “vida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | vida | — |
| 2 | Latin | vīta | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “vida”