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Where does “vegeculture” come from?

vegeculture (English) comes from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō — lively, awake; strong.

vegeculture (English): The practice of cultivating vegetables; A society...

Definitions

  1. The practice of cultivating vegetables; A society...

Ancestry of “vegeculture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvegetableAny plant; A plant raised for some edible part of...
2Middle Englishvegetable—
3Old Frenchvegetable—
4Latinvegetabilisanimating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
5LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
6Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
7LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
8Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
9Proto-Italicwegejō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegeculture”

  • vegecultural
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