Etymology of the Latin word vita
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)
Derivations in Latin
vitalisDerivations in other languages
English
vita, English
vit-, English
vitascope, Italian
vita, Portuguese
vida, Romanian
vită, Spanish
vida, Spanish
vitamina
