Where does “divagation” come from?

divagation (English) comes from English divagate, from Latin divagatus, from Latin divagor, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

divagation (English): Straying off from a course or way; Incoherent or...

Definitions

  1. Straying off from a course or way; Incoherent or...

Ancestry of “divagation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdivagateTo wander about; To stray from a subject or theme
2Latindivagatuswandered
3LatindivagorI wander, wander about
4LatinvagorI ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I...
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Latin -orEvery word from Latin vagor