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Where does “vagar” come from?

vagar (Galician) comes from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagar (Galician): to be vacant or void; time; occasion,...

Definitions

  1. to be vacant or void; time; occasion,...

Ancestry of “vagar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vagar”

  • vaga
  • vagamente
  • devagar
  • vago
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