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Where does “solivagant” come from?

solivagant (English) comes from Latin solivagans, from Latin vagans, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

solivagant (English): wandering alone; one who wanders alone

Definitions

  1. wandering alone; one who wanders alone

Ancestry of “solivagant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolivagans—
2Latinvagansrambling
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
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