Where does “vegetalista” come from?

vegetalista (Catalan) comes from Catalan vegetal, from Medieval Latin vegetalis, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye- — lively, awake; strong.

vegetalista (Catalan): vegan, strictly vegetarian of things, not containing animal products; of people, not consuming animal products

Definitions

  1. vegan, strictly vegetarian of things, not containing animal products; of people, not consuming animal products

Ancestry of “vegetalista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanvegetalrelating to plants or vegetables
2Medieval Latinvegetalis
3LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
4Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
5LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
6Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
7Proto-Italicwegejō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-Every word from Proto-Italic wegejō