Where does “viețuitoare” come from?

viețuitoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian viețui, 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.

viețuitoare (Romanian): living being

Definitions

  1. living being

Ancestry of “viețuitoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianviețuito live
2Romanianviațălife; being; existence
3Latinvivitialife
4Latinvivusalive, living; having properties like a living...
5Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →