Where does “vat” come from?

vat (Catalan) comes from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

vat (Catalan): vates divinely inspired poet or seer

Definitions

  1. vates divinely inspired poet or seer

Ancestry of “vat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Latin vātēs →
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