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Etymology of vivid

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

A felt-tipped permanent marker; a marker pen.

adj

Clear, detailed, or powerful. · Bright, intense, or colourful. · Full of life; strikingly alive.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin vīviduslbor. English vivid Learned borrowing from Latin vividus (“animated, spirited”), from vivere (“to live”), akin to vita (“life”), Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”). The noun sense (a type of marker pen) was genericized from Bic's Vivid Marker brand.

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  • Root classification mention*gʷeyh₃-ine-pro
  • Learned-borrowing mentionvividusla · animated, spirited
  • Cognate mentionβίοςgrc · life
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