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Where does “evagation” come from?

evagation (English) comes from Latin evagatio, from Latin ēvagārī, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

evagation (English): A wandering about; excursion; a roving

Definitions

  1. A wandering about; excursion; a roving

Ancestry of “evagation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinevagatio—
2Latinēvagārī—
3LatinvagorI ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I...
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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