Where does “vivaz” come from?
vivaz (Portuguese) comes from Latin vīvāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
vivaz (Portuguese): long-lived; perennial; lively
Definitions
- long-lived; perennial; lively
Ancestry of “vivaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīvāx | Tenacious of life, long-lived, vivacious; venerable |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |