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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: viv-, vive "live." from Latin vivere, vita

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【viv-, vive】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "vivere," and "vita."
It carries the basic meaning of "live."



[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "viv-, vive"]

revival ☆[4956] When there is a revival of something, it becomes active or popular again.
revive ☆[4920] When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again.
survival ****[1999] If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
survive ****[1239] If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die.
survivor ***[3005] A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death.



[WORD ROOT]root viv
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] viv, vivid, viva, vive, via
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) vivere, vita
[MEANING]root live

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

  • 【Latin】 vivere live
  • 【Latin】 vita [related to vivere] life



Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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revival ☆[4956] noun
【DEFINITION】 When there is a revival of something, it becomes active or popular again.
【pl.】 revivals
【SYNONYM】 renaissance
【COMPOSITION】 revive + al
【ROOTs】 re; again, behind, back viv; live al; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 act of reviving;
【DERIVATIVEs】 revivability, revivable, revivably, revival, reviver, reviving, revivingly, revive

revive ☆[4920] verb from revive 〈 viv
【DEFINITION】 When something such as the economy, a business, a trend, or a feeling is revived or when it revives, it becomes active, popular, or successful again.
【Declension/Conjugation】 revived revived reviving revives
【SYNONYM】 resurrect
【ROOTs】 re; again, behind, back vive(viv); live
【First Known Meaning】 regain consciousness; recover health,
【DERIVATIVEs】 revivability, revivable, revivably, revival, reviver, reviving, revivingly, revive



survival ★★★★[1999] noun from survive 〈 viv
【DEFINITION】 If you refer to the survival of something or someone, you mean that they manage to continue or exist in spite of difficult circumstances.
【pl.】 survivals
【SYNONYM】 relic
【ROOTs】 sur(super); above, over viv; live, al; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin viverelive
【DERIVATIVEs】 survivability, survivable, survival, survive, survivor

survive ★★★★[1239] verb from survive 〈 viv
【DEFINITION】 If a person or living thing survives in a dangerous situation such as an accident or an illness, they do not die.
【Declension/Conjugation】 survived, survived, surviving, survives
【SYNONYM】 outlive, come through
【ROOTs】 sur(super); above, over vive(viv); live,
【Etymology】 《Latin viverelive
【First Known Meaning】 to outlive, continue in existence after the death of another
【DERIVATIVEs】 survivability, survivable, survival, survive, survivorship, survivor

survivor ★★★[3005] noun from survive 〈 viv
【DEFINITION】 A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death.
【pl.】 survivors
【ROOTs】 sur(super); above, over viv; live, or; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin viverelive
【DERIVATIVEs】 survivability, survivable, survival, survive, survivorship, survivor


Other words containing "viv-, vive"; convivial, survivability, survivable, survivorship, viable, victual, viv, vivacious, vivacity, vivid, vivisection

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

vir
viol
vince, vict-
vide-, vis
via
vestig
vest
verse-, vert-
ver
vent-, ven-

 

 

 

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