Where does “veta” come from?

veta (Romansch) comes from Latin vita, from Latin vivo, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

veta (Romansch): life; waist

Definitions

  1. life; waist

Ancestry of “veta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvitalife; living, support, subsistence; a way of life
2LatinvivoI live; I am alive, I survive; I reside in
3Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
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-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →