Etymology

vitality

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Today it means: The capacity to live and develop. Full definition →

Middle French vitalité ← Latin vitalitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromvitalitas“vital force, life”
  2. Middle French · derived fromvitalité
  3. English todayvitality

From vital + -ity, from Middle French vitalité, from Latin vitalitas (“vital force, life”), from vitalis (“vital”); see vital.

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