Where does “vamoose” come from?
vamoose (English) comes from Spanish vamos, from Latin vadamus, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
vamoose (English): To run away ; to flee; To hurry; To be expelled
Definitions
- To run away ; to flee; To hurry; To be expelled
Ancestry of “vamoose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | vamos | Let us go, let's go; Come on! |
| 2 | Latin | vadamus | first-person plural present active subjunctive of... |
| 3 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |