Where does “vago” come from?

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

vago (Italian): wandering, moving; vague; eager, desirous

Definitions

  1. wandering, moving; vague; eager, desirous

Ancestry of “vago”, step by step

vago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
2Proto-Italicwagos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

via Latin bāca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbācavarious small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries)

Words derived from “vago”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →