French word vie comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-, Proto-Indo-European *mno-, Danish Vitus, and later Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (Alive, living.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *gʷeyh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mno- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| Vitus | Danish (dan) | |
| *gʷih₃wós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Alive, living. |
| *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *gʷíh₃weti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To live, to be alive. |
| *gʷītā | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Life. |
| *gʷīwō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Live, be alive. |
| vivo | Latin (lat) | I am alive, I survive. I live. I reside in. |
| vita | Latin (lat) | (by extension) living, support, subsistence. (figuratively) mankind, the living. A way of life. Life. Real life, not fiction. |
| vie | Old French (fro) | Life. |
| vie | French (fra) | Life (all meanings). |