Where does “vegetabilis” come from?
vegetabilis (Late Latin) comes 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.
vegetabilis (Late Latin): animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
Definitions
- animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
Ancestry of “vegetabilis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 2 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 3 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |