Where does “vagient” come from?

vagient (English) comes from Latin vagiens, from Latin vagio, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂g-.

vagient (English): Crying like a child

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	vagiens	wailing
2	Latin	vagio	I wail
3	Proto-Indo-European	*weh₂g-	—

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