Where does “vivas” come from?
vivas (Spanish) comes from Spanish vivo, from Old Spanish bivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vivas (Spanish): feminine plural of vivo
Ancestry of “vivas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | vivo | alive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively |
| 2 | Old Spanish | bivo | — |
| 3 | Latin | vīvus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |