Where does “vegeto” come from?

vegeto (Italian) comes 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.

vegeto (Italian): luxuriant, thriving; healthy, vigorous;...

Definitions

  1. luxuriant, thriving; healthy, vigorous;...

Ancestry of “vegeto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
2LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
3Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
4Proto-Italicwegejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye- →Every word from Proto-Italic wegejō →