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Where does “freegan” come from?

freegan (English) comes from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus — lively, awake; strong.

freegan (English): A person who salvages and consumes food that has...

Definitions

  1. A person who salvages and consumes food that has...

Ancestry of “freegan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “freegan”

  • freeganism
  • freegan
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