sobreviviente

/sobɾebiˈbjente/ · B1 · adj

surviving

🛟 sobre + viviente = over + living: one still living after it's over

Spanish sobre (over, beyond) + viviente (living, from vivir). It is a twin of English survivor: sur- is French for over, and vivre means to live. Both come from Latin supervivere, to outlive.

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