Where does “viețui” come from?
viețui (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.
viețui (Romanian): to live
Ancestry of “viețui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | viață | life; being; existence |
| 2 | Latin | vivitia | — |
| 3 | Latin | vivus | alive, living; having properties like a living... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “viețui”