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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

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