Where does “peganism” come from?

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

peganism (English): The diet of pegans, eating organic, unprocessed foods, containing 75% fruits and vegetables; and 25% protein foods (seeds, nuts, other plant proteins); with 35% of calories coming from plant fats

Definitions

  1. The diet of pegans, eating organic, unprocessed foods, containing 75% fruits and vegetables; and 25% protein foods (seeds, nuts, other plant proteins); with 35% of calories coming from plant fats

Ancestry of “peganism”, step by step

peganism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English veganism

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

via English paleodiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaleodietA paleolithic diet; a nutritional plan based on...
2EnglishpaleoClipping of paleodiet
3Hawaiianleovoice; sound; command; verbal message
4Proto-Polynesianleovoice; language; speech
5Proto-Oceanicleqo
6Proto-Oceanic*(qa-)liqoʀthroat front part of the neck
7Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
8Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian*liqəʀ
9Proto-Malayo-Polynesianliqəʀneck
10Proto-Austronesianliqəʀneck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-