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Vivid

3 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means producing powerful, clear feelings or images in the mind, or brightly colored
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Stage 1 of 3
vivere
Latin · ancient
"to live"
to live
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Stage 2 of 3
vividus
Latin · ancient
"full of life, lively"
full of life, lively, from vivere
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Stage 3 of 3
vivid
English · 1600s
"producing strong, clear images or colors"
settled as the English word for something producing strong, clear images or colors
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