Where does “vagabonder” come from?
vagabonder (French) comes from French vagabond, 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;...
vagabonder (French): to walk about, wander; to roam, wander, walk the...
Definitions
- to walk about, wander; to roam, wander, walk the...
Ancestry of “vagabonder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | vagabond | vagabonding; vagabond |
| 2 | Latin | vagābundus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vagor | I ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I... |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |