Where does “vivificar” come from?
vivificar (Spanish) comes from Latin vivificare, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
vivificar (Spanish): vivify; comfort, console
Definitions
- vivify; comfort, console
Ancestry of “vivificar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vivificare | present active infinitive of vīvificō;... |
| 2 | Latin | vīvus | alive, living |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwos | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |