Where does “vagabundus” come from?

vagabundus (Late Latin) comes from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagabundus (Late Latin): strolling about

Definitions

  1. strolling about

Ancestry of “vagabundus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vagabundus”

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