English

intravital

From intra- + vital.

A compound of intra- + vital

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros ‘inside, within’

Latin *interus

Latin intrā ‘within’

Latin vīvō ‘to live’

Latin vīta ‘life’

Latin vītālis ‘of life’

Old French vital

Middle English vital

English vital

Today it means

adj Within or among living cells; for example, subcutaneous.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / intravital