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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | veganism | Strict vegetarianism; the practice of eating... |
| 2 | English | Vegan | Relating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is... |
| 3 | English | vegetarian | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in... |
| 4 | English | vegetable | Any plant; A plant raised for some edible part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | vegetable | — |
| 6 | Old French | vegetable | — |
| 7 | Latin | vegetabilis | animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce... |
| 8 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 9 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 10 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via English paleodiet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paleodiet | A paleolithic diet; a nutritional plan based on... |
| 2 | English | paleo | Clipping of paleodiet |
| 3 | Hawaiian | leo | voice; sound; command; verbal message |
| 4 | Proto-Polynesian | leo | voice; language; speech |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | leqo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | *(qa-)liqoʀ | throat front part of the neck |
| 7 | Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian | *liqəʀ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | liqəʀ | neck |
| 10 | Proto-Austronesian | liqəʀ | neck |