Reconstruction:Latin/vivitia

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From vīvus (“living, alive”) +‎ -itia (forms nouns denoting qualities).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvje̯at͡sə/

Noun

*vīvitia f (Proto-Balkan-Romance)

  1. life

Reconstruction notes

Perhaps intended as a replacement for vīta ‘life’ once the latter took on the sense of ‘animal’ in Balkan Romance (cf. Romanian vită).

Descendants

  • Aromanian: yeatsã, gheatsã
  • Megleno-Romanian: ghiață
  • Romanian: viață, vieață — archaic
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