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Where does “veganiste” come from?

veganiste (Dutch) comes from Dutch veganist, from Dutch veganisme, from English veganism, from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable.

veganiste (Dutch): A female vegan

Definitions

  1. A female vegan

Ancestry of “veganiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchveganistA vegan
2Dutchveganismeveganism
3EnglishveganismStrict vegetarianism; the practice of eating...
4EnglishVeganRelating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is...
5EnglishvegetarianA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in...
6EnglishvegetableAny plant; A plant raised for some edible part of...
7Middle Englishvegetable—
8Old Frenchvegetable—
9Latinvegetabilisanimating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
10LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
11Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
12LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
13Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
14Proto-Italicwegejō—
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