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Where does “stravagante” come from?

stravagante (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin extravagans, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

stravagante (Italian): eccentric, outlandish, oddball

Definitions

  1. eccentric, outlandish, oddball

Ancestry of “stravagante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinextravagans—
2Latinextravagarito wander beyond
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “stravagante”

  • stravagantemente
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