Where does “buscavidas” come from?

buscavidas (Spanish) comes from Spanish vida, from Latin vīta, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

buscavidas (Spanish): hustler, go-getter; One who is excessively...

Definitions

  1. hustler, go-getter; One who is excessively...

Ancestry of “buscavidas”, step by step

buscavidas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish vida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvidalife; lifestyle; livelihood; living
2Latinvītalife
3Latinvīvōto live
4Proto-Italicgʷīwōlive, be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Spanish buscar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbuscarto seek, search for, look for, try to find; to...
2Old Spanishbuscarto look for
3Vulgar Latin*buscum—
4Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
5Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →