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Where does “vegetabile” come from?

vegetabile (Italian) comes from Late Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

vegetabile (Italian): that can vegetate; vegetable

Definitions

  1. that can vegetate; vegetable

Ancestry of “vegetabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvegetabilisanimating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
2LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
3Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
4LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
5Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
6Proto-Italicwegejō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegetabile”

  • vegetabilità
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