vital
English
/ˈvaɪtəl/, /ˈvaɪt̬əl/
adj
Definitions
- Relating to, or characteristic of life.
- Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
- Invigorating or life-giving.
- Necessary to continued existence.
- Relating to the recording of life events.
- Very important.
- Containing life; living.
- Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vital derived from Latin vītālis (life-giving, of life) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (live).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷeyh₃-
Gloss
live
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Vitallium English
- Zoë English
- azo- English
- biology English
- devitalize English
- electrovital English
- extravital English
- intervital English
- intravital English
- intravitality English
- intravitally English
- invital English
- neovitalism English
- neovitalist English
- nonvital English
- panvitalistic English
- psychovitalism English
- psychovitalistic English
- psychovitality English
- subvital English
- subvitally English
- supravital English
- supravitally English
- unvital English
- vitalic English
- vitalise English
- vitalism English
- vitalist English
- vitalistic English
- vitalistically English
- vitality English
- vitalization English
- vitalize English
- vitalizer English
- vitally English
- vitalness English
- vivisection English
- Vīviānus Latin
- revīvō Latin
- super Latin
- vitalitas Latin
- vivacitas Latin
- vivax Latin
- vividus Latin
- vīta Latin
- vītālis Latin
- vīvidus Latin
- vīvācitās Latin
- vīvārium Latin
- vīvāx Latin
- vital German
- Archeozoico Italian
- archeozoico Italian
- vitale Italian
- viva Italian
- vivacchiare Italian
- vivente Italian
- convivial French
- vital French
- Ζηνόβιος Ancient Greek
- Πολύβιος Ancient Greek
- Ταλθύβιος Ancient Greek
- βίο- Ancient Greek
- βίος Ancient Greek
- βιοτεύω Ancient Greek
- βιόω Ancient Greek
- βῐ́ος Ancient Greek
- ζωή Ancient Greek
- ζωϊκός Ancient Greek
- ζῳδιακός Ancient Greek
- ζῴδιον Ancient Greek
- ζῷον Ancient Greek
- ἀ- Ancient Greek
- ἀποζάω Ancient Greek
- Ἀναξίβιος Ancient Greek
- ἐναντίβιος Ancient Greek
- *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷih₃woteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷyeh₃w-y-om Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷíh₃weti, *gʷyéh₃woh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵénh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *kwiknaną Proto-Germanic
- *kwikwaz Proto-Germanic
- kvika Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvike Norwegian Nynorsk
- kvika Old Norse
- kvikvendi Old Norse
- vital Old French
- vitala Esperanto
- vital Galician
- կեամ Old Armenian
- béo Old Irish
- vitalité Middle French
- *bīwonos Proto-Celtic
- *ǰayHw- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- bevañ Breton
- *džita Proto-Albanian
- śai- Tocharian B
- śo- Tocharian A
- Zoë
- azo-
- invital
- unvital
- vitalic
- biology
- vitally
- nonvital
- vitalism
- vitalize
- subvital
- vitalist
- vitality
- vitalise
- vitalizer
- vitalness
- Vitallium
- intervital
- subvitally
- extravital
- intravital
- devitalize
- vitalistic
- supravital
- vivisection
- neovitalism
- neovitalist
- electrovital
- vitalization
- supravitally
- intravitally
- intravitality
- panvitalistic
- vitalistically
- psychovitality
- psychovitalism
- psychovitalistic