Etymology of the English word revive
the English word
revivederived from the Old French word
revivrederived from the Late Latin word
revivere (live again)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of revive in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
revival,
revivor,
revived,
revivingCognates
Catalan
reviurer, French
revivre, Italian
revivere, Portuguese
reviver, Spanish
revivirUsage
Word found in Modern English
