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Etymology of the English word alive

the English word alive
derived from the English word a-
using the Greek prefix a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the English word live
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leip-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *libæ

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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