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vivicca

viviccati

imp 2nd sg of viviccati (verb)

1. vivicca (ger): separating; aloof (from)
2. viviccati (pr): is separate; is detached; is disengaged; is secluded (from)

Built from

• vi — prefix · apart, asunder
  The prefix vi- expresses separation into different directions. Related to dvi 'two'; works like Latin dis- (divide).
• vic — root · separate, part
  The root vic- means to separate or move apart. It shares an ancient root with Latin vīcus and Sanskrit vic-, all tracing to the idea of division or turning aside.
• ca — ending · having (past participle)
  The -ca ending marks the gerundive or past participle stem, expressing completed or ongoing separation, here used as an indeclinable gerund.

Analysis. vi- (apart) + vicca, past participle stem of viccati (to separate); literally 'having separated apart'.

Etymology. vi- 'apart, asunder' (from dvi 'two', cognate with English 'two', Greek dis-) + √vic (to separate, to part). The prefix vi- carries the sense of things going in different directions; vic- is related to Latin vīcus 'village' (originally 'a turning aside, division') and Sanskrit vic- 'to shake, tremble, move apart'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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