Where does “vitalício” come from?
vitalício (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vital, from Latin vītālis, 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.
vitalício (Portuguese): lifelong; perpetual
Definitions
- lifelong; perpetual
Ancestry of “vitalício”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vital | vital relating to, or characteristic of life |
| 2 | Latin | vītālis | of or pertaining to life; vital, life-giving |
| 3 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 4 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |