vif

alive; lively, brisk; vivid, bright; keen, sharp; poignant, cutting, sharp

“mort ou vif” — dead or alive

Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

living person; flesh, living flesh

“avoir les nerfs à vif” — to be on edge

Inherited from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).