Etymology

veve

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Today it means: Any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Haitian Creole vèvè ← Portuguese viver
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The story

  1. Portuguese · derived fromviver“to live”
  2. Haitian Creole · borrowed fromvèvè
  3. English todayveve

From Haitian Creole vèvè, from Portuguese viver (“to live”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Any of various symbols, like line diagrams, that have religious significance in voodoo, serving as a representation of the loa.

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