The story
- Latin · derived fromvīvā“living”
- English todayviva voce
From Latin vīvā (“living”) and vōce (“voice”) (ablative of vōx).
Words from the same roots
Latinvīvā all →
Vivation
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
viva voce
Today it means: Done by word of mouth. Full definition →
Latin vīvā