Where does “vegetate” come from?
Vegetate comes from Latin vegetatum, past participle of vegetō, from vegetuS meaning lively or vigorous, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-.
vegetate (English): To grow or sprout; To spread abnormally; To live...
Definitions
- To grow or sprout; To spread abnormally; To live...
Ancestry of “vegetate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vegetatus | invigorated |
| 2 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 3 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 4 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |