Where does “vagabond” come from?
Vagabond comes from Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagabundus, from Latin vagari meaning to wander.
vagabond (English): A person on a trip of indeterminate destination...
Definitions
- A person on a trip of indeterminate destination...
Ancestry of “vagabond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | vagabond | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | vagabundus | strolling about |
| 3 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 4 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
Words derived from “vagabond”