viviente

/biˈbjente/ · B2 · adj

living

🌱 viviente = vivir (to live) + -ente, the one who is living

Viviente comes from Latin vivens, from vivere, to live. Spanish vivir (to live) plus the -ente ending, like English -ing or -ent, marks something that is currently living. Compare English vivid and survive.

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