WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-viv-, root.
- -viv- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "life;
alive;
lively.'' This meaning is found in such words as: convivial, revival, revive, survival, survive, survivor, viva, vivacious, vivid, viviparous, vivisection.
'-viv-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):