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Vitality

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the state of being strong, energetic, and full of life
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Stage 1 of 2
vitalis
Latin · ancient
"relating to life"
relating to life, from vita (life)
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Stage 2 of 2
vitality
English · 1590s
"energetic strength and liveliness"
settled as the English word for energetic strength and liveliness
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