Where does “veganist” come from?
veganist (Dutch) comes from Dutch veganisme, from English veganism, from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis.
veganist (Dutch): A vegan
Definitions
- A vegan
Ancestry of “veganist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veganisme | veganism |
| 2 | English | veganism | Strict vegetarianism; the practice of eating... |
| 3 | English | Vegan | Relating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is... |
| 4 | English | vegetarian | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in... |
| 5 | English | vegetable | Any plant; A plant raised for some edible part of... |
| 6 | Middle English | vegetable | — |
| 7 | Old French | vegetable | — |
| 8 | Latin | vegetabilis | animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce... |
| 9 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 10 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 11 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |