Where does “vaga” come from?

vaga (Italian) comes from Italian vagare, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vaga (Italian): feminine singular of vago; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of vago; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “vaga”, step by step

vaga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian vagare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvagareto wander, ramble, roam, range
2Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
3Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
4Proto-Italicwagos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Italian vago

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvagowandering, moving; vague; eager, desirous
2Latinbācavarious small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →