Where does “vagancy” come from?

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

vagancy (English): A wandering; vagrancy

Definitions

  1. A wandering; vagrancy

Ancestry of “vagancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvagansrambling
2Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
3Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
4Proto-Italicwagos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →