weyh₁-tó-

“pursued, hunted”

Widely acceptedlifevitality

Source of Latin vīta, English vital, vitamin, vivid

Participial form yielding Latin vīta (life) and English vital, vitamin, vivid, survive, revive.

bʰew-“to be, to grow, to become”gʷey-“to live, to sustain life”gʷeyh₃-mn̥“living thing, creature”gʷeyh₃-teh₂“life force, living state”gʷeyh₃-tl-“means of living, sustenance”gʷeyh₃-tó-“alive, living”gʷeyh₃-tó-₂“alive, living, vital force”gʷeyh₃-wó-“alive, living, vital”