vivre

Meaning

  1. to live
  2. to experience

Opposite of
mourir
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vivʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French vivre, from Old French vivre, from Latin vīvere, from Proto-Italic *gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to live, be alive”). Forms in véc- originate from Latin irregular perfect stem vīx- (vīxī, vīxistī, ...) undergoing metathesis and shortening to *vĭsc-.

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