myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of supervivere

Etymology of the Latin word supervivere

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

French sourvivre, Portuguese sobreviver, Spanish sobrevivir