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Where does “vivito y coleando” come from?

vivito y coleando (Spanish) comes from Spanish vivito, 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.

vivito y coleando (Spanish): alive and kicking

Definitions

  1. alive and kicking

Ancestry of “vivito y coleando”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishvivitoDiminutive of vivo
2Spanishvivoalive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively
3Old Spanishbivo—
4Latinvīvus—
5Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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