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Where does “vagadi” come from?

vagadi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vagi, from French vaguer, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagadi (Esperanto): to wander

Definitions

  1. to wander

Ancestry of “vagadi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovagito rove, to extravagate, to wander
2Frenchvaguerto wander, to wander aimlessly
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
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