vitality

English

/vaɪˈtælɪti/

noun
Definitions
  • The capacity to live and develop.
  • Energy or vigour.
  • That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.

Etymology

Suffix from English vital derived from Middle French vitalité derived from Latin vitalitas (vital force, life) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (live).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷeyh₃-

Gloss

live

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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