Where does “vagabond” come from?
vagabond (French) comes from Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
vagabond (French): vagabonding; vagabond
Definitions
- vagabonding; vagabond
Ancestry of “vagabond”, step by step
vagabond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vagābundus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vagābundus | strolling about |
| 2 | Latin | vagor | I ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I... |
| 3 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Late Latin vagabundus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | vagabundus | strolling about |
| 2 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |