Where does “multivagus” come from?

multivagus (Latin) comes from Latin multum, from Latin multus, from Proto-Italic moltos, from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

multivagus (Latin): wandering widely or extensively

Definitions

  1. wandering widely or extensively

Ancestry of “multivagus”, step by step

multivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin multum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmultummuch; very much, a lot; accusative masculine...
2Latinmultusmuch; many
3Proto-Italicmoltosmuch, many
4Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥tóscrumbled, crumpled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Latin vagus

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

Words derived from “multivagus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ml̥tós →