Where does “végétatif” come from?
végétatif (French) 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.
végétatif (French): vegetative
Definitions
- vegetative
Ancestry of “végétatif”, step by step
végétatif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin vegetativus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | vegetativus | — |
| 2 | Latin | vegetatus | invigorated |
| 3 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 4 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 5 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Latin vegetativus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vegetativus | — |