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Where does “vie” come from?

vie (Romanian) comes from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vie (Romanian): vineyard; vine; nominative feminine singular of...

Definitions

  1. vineyard; vine; nominative feminine singular of...

Ancestry of “vie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvīvere—
2Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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