Where does “viață” come from?

viață (Romanian) comes from Latin vivitia, from Latin vivus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

viață (Romanian): life; being; existence

Definitions

  1. life; being; existence

Ancestry of “viață”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvivitialife
2Latinvivusalive, living; having properties like a living...
3Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “viață”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →