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Where does “vague” come from?

vague (Catalan) comes from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vague (Catalan): vague

Definitions

  1. vague

Ancestry of “vague”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
2Proto-Italicwagos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “vague”

  • vagament
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