Where does “vegeteness” come from?

vegeteness (English) comes from English vegete, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vegeteness (English): The quality of being vegete

Definitions

  1. The quality of being vegete

Ancestry of “vegeteness”, step by step

vegeteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vegete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvegetelively; active; sprightly; vigorous
2Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
3LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
4Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
5Proto-Italicwegejō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

via English Ness

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNessAn Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa
2Middle Englishnesse
3Old Englishnæsnot, not at all; not; first/third-person singular...
4Proto-Germanicnasjąfoothill; headland; cape
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂snose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-Every word from Proto-Italic wegejō
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