myEtymology.com: English etymology of survived

Etymology of the English word survived

the English word survived

derived from the English word survive

derived from the Old French word sourvivre

derived from the Latin word supervivere (survive, outlive)

derived from the Latin word vivere (be alive, live; survive)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei- (to live)

using the Medieval Latin prefix super-

derived from the Classical Latin word super (above)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *uper