vivace

The story

1. Latin · derived fromvīvāx“lively, vigorous, energetic”
2. Italian · borrowed fromvivace“brisk, lively”
3. English todayvivace

Borrowed from Italian vivace (“brisk, lively”), from Latin vīvāx (“lively, vigorous, energetic”), from vīvō (“live, be alive”).

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