Where does “vagant” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vagant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vagant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →
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