myEtymology.com: French etymology of sourvivre

Etymology of the French word sourvivre

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

English survive

Word found in Old French