Etymology of the English word vital
the English word
vitalderived from the Old French word
vitalderived from the Latin word
vitalis (vital; of life; living)
derived from the Latin word
vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Date
The earliest known usage of vital in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
intravital,
supravital,
vitalism,
vitalizeCognates
Dutch
vital, French
vital, German
vital, Italian
vitale, Norwegian
vital, Spanish
vital, Swedish
vitalUsage
Word found in Modern English
