On Life 1

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They are very friendly people. Very easy to get along with. The type of people whom you would like to invite home for dinner or drinks. Especially because they like words and jokes but they also like eating, drinking and having a good time with friends. Which is why they seem so wonderful to be with.

But who are they?

They are a wonderful couple. Very sociable and very affable. A convivial couple.

Now, convivial is the word we are starting with, as we begin our journey of word-building.

Vivo is a Latin word, a verb, that means 'to live together' and vita, its noun form, means ''life'. That is why during the Roman times, people met at a convivium which meant a feast or a banquet. A place where people meet for socializing, eating and drinking and getting to know one another. Place to enjoy life together. Networking of the yore.

(Anyway, you must be wondering, is this the 'Latin' word building or 'English' word building?!

So, I'll get back to English. But not without first telling you that many English words are actually derivatives from Greek or Latin languages. The roots of some words are even in French and some other European languages. Because they existed much before English. So, we'll meet many of these words as we go along).

In English now, therefore, conviviality means 'a jovial nature', or 'a boisterous celebration or partying'. Example : I enjoyed last-night's dinner at my friend's house because it was not boring. It had a convivial atmosphere.

Now, lets look at some words that came out from vivo and vita

Vivacious - Full of joy of living; animated; peppy

Eg: She was a vivacious girl. She was always bubbly and excited making everyone around feel happy. Everyone admired her vivacity.

Vivid - Possessing the freshness of life; strong; sharp ;clear

Eg: With his good communication skills, he explained his trip to Sharm Al Shiekh, so vividly that we were able to imagine the scenery in our minds.



Revive - to bring back to life

Eg: He fell down at the accident site, completely unconscious. But the paramedics, who arrived by the ambulance, were able to revive him by the time they reached the hospital.


Revival - bringing back to life

Eg: In 2007 and ahead, no one expects a fashion-revival of the 1970s' bell bottom-trousers, and large-collared shirts! But who knows?!


An extra bit:

Viviparous means 'producing live babies'. For example human beings and most mammals are viviparous

Oviparous means 'producing babies from eggs'. Most fish, fowl and other forms of life are oviparous.

We see therefore that ovum means egg, and oval and ovoid are egg-shaped, ovulate is to release eggs, and ovary is where eggs are.


Did you know?


Did you know that 'love' comes from 'ovum'??

No. No. Its not the normal love you are thinking about. But its the 'love' they say in sports like tennis or badminton.

That is because ovum means oeuf in french. 'The Egg' is L'oeuf. It is pronounced LERF.

So, when they say, "fifteen-love' or "love-all". They actually mean "fifteen-zero(egg)" or "zero(egg) -all".

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