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
- The quality of being vegete
Ancestry of “vegeteness”, step by step
vegeteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vegete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vegete | lively; active; sprightly; vigorous |
| 2 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 3 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An 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 |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |