Where does “vegetatívabb” come from?
vegetatívabb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian vegetatív, from German vegetativ, from French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from Latin vegetatus, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo — lively, awake; strong.
Ancestry of “vegetatívabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | vegetatív | vegetative |
| 2 | German | vegetativ | vegetative |
| 3 | French | végétatif | vegetative |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vegetativus | — |
| 5 | Latin | vegetatus | invigorated |
| 6 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 7 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 8 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |