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Latin word root · Life & Nature

vit-: life

vit- is a Latin root meaning “life”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: life

Root forms: vit-, viv-

Source word: vīta — life

Word family and examples

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