Where does “montivagus” come from?

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

montivagus (Latin): mountain roaming, that wanders over mountains

Definitions

  1. mountain roaming, that wanders over mountains

Ancestry of “montivagus”, step by step

montivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vagus

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

via Latin mōns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmōnsmountain, mount
2Proto-Italic*monts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →