Where does “vertigineux” come from?

vertigineux (French) comes from Latin vertiginōsus, from Latin vertīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

vertigineux (French): vertiginous; dizzy

Definitions

  1. vertiginous; dizzy

Ancestry of “vertigineux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvertiginōsusSuffering from vertigo or giddiness
2Latinvertīgōgyration, giddiness, dizziness
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “vertigineux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →