Where does “vivo” come from?

vivo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish bivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

vivo (Spanish): alive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively

Definitions

  1. alive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively

Ancestry of “vivo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishbivo—
2Latinvīvusalive, living
3Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “vivo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷīwos →