French vif

← Middle French vif (inherited)

← Old French vif (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (inherited)

← Proto-Italic *gʷīwos (inherited)

← Latin vīvus (inherited)

→ English vive (cognate)

→ French -ment (mention)

→ French vivement (suffix)

→ Dutch vief (borrowed)