Survival
/sərˈvaɪvəl/noun
The act or fact of continuing to live or exist after danger, hardship, or another event.
Did you know?Survival comes from Latin roots tied to living through something, not from any occult term, but its history shows how English turns raw endurance into a noun of power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷeyh₃-
“to live”
Latin
LA
vivere
“to live”
Late Latin
LA
supervivere
“to outlive, live beyond”
Old French
OF
survivre
“to outlive, remain alive after”
Middle English
EN
survive
“to remain alive or continue to exist”
16th Century
EN
survival
“the state or fact of continuing to live or exist”