Where does “vegetatiivinen” come from?

vegetatiivinen (Finnish) comes from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from Latin vegetatus, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye- — lively, awake; strong.

vegetatiivinen (Finnish): vegetative

Definitions

  1. vegetative

Ancestry of “vegetatiivinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvegetativus
2Latinvegetatusinvigorated
3LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
4Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
5LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
6Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
7Proto-Italicwegejō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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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