Where does “viețișoară” come from?

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

Ancestry of “viețișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianviațălife; being; existence
2Latinvivitialife
3Latinvivusalive, living; having properties like a living...
4Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →