Where does “vivieră” come from?

vivieră (Romanian) comes from French vivier, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivieră (Romanian): fishpond

Definitions

  1. fishpond

Ancestry of “vivieră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvivierfishpond; breeding-ground
2Latinvīvāriumpark, preserve, enclosure
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
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-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →
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