Where does “viveur” come from?
viveur (Romanian) comes from French viveur, from French vive, from French vivre, from Middle French vivre, from Old French vivre, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti — to live.
viveur (Romanian): bon vivant
Definitions
- bon vivant
Ancestry of “viveur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | viveur | debauchee |
| 2 | French | vive | feminine singular of vif; first-person singular... |
| 3 | French | vivre | to live; to experience |
| 4 | Middle French | vivre | to live |
| 5 | Old French | vivre | to live |
| 6 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |