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Where does “divagare” come from?

divagare (Italian) comes from Latin divagor, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

divagare (Italian): to stray, to wander

Definitions

  1. to stray, to wander

Ancestry of “divagare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindivagorI wander, wander about
2LatinvagorI ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I...
3Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
4Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
6Proto-Indo-European-oss—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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