Where does “vegetativ” come from?
vegetativ (German) comes from French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from Latin vegetatus, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō — lively, awake; strong.
vegetativ (German): vegetative
Ancestry of “vegetativ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | végétatif | vegetative |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | vegetativus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vegetatus | invigorated |
| 4 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 5 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 6 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
Words derived from “vegetativ”