vécu

Verb

past participle of vivre

Adj

that which is part of a lived experience, real, true

Noun

1. (masculine) experience (what one experiences)
2. (masculine) inner life

vivre

1. to live
2. to experience

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ve.ky/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -

Inherited from Old French: vescu

Cognate with Italian: vissuto

In summary

Inherited from Middle French and Old French vescu, derived from the preterite vesqui, itself from a metathesis of Latin vixi, likely influenced by nasqui (“I was born”). See the same development in Occitan and Catalan viscut. Compare also Italian vissuto.

Concepts

current

Sentences

Il a vécu au Cambrien inférieur .

He lived in the Lower Cambrian.

Il a vécu au Crétacé inférieur en Afrique du Nord .

He lived in the Lower Cretaceous in North Africa.