𐌁𐌉𐌅𐌖𐌔

Oscan

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”) + *-wós (whence Latin -vus).

Adjective

𐌁𐌉𐌅𐌖𐌔 • (bivus)

  1. alive, living (mascuine nominative plural)
  2. (of inanimate things) having properties like a living thing, e.g. moving, fresh, uncut
  3. (substantive) living thing
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