Lived
/lɪvd/noun
Past tense of live, meaning to have existed or been alive.
Did you know?The roots of 'live' connect to the ancient notion of spiritual existence, hinting at a time when life and spirit were intimately intertwined.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leip-
“to remain, to be left”
Ancient Greek
Greek
λῆμμα (lēmma)
“gift, that which is taken or received”
Old English
Old English
līf
“existence, life”
Middle English
Middle English
liven
“to live, to be alive”
Modern English
English
lived
“to have existed or been alive in the past”