Where does “nemorivagus” come from?

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

nemorivagus (Latin): wandering in the woods

Definitions

  1. wandering in the woods

Ancestry of “nemorivagus”, step by step

nemorivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vagus

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

via Latin nemus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinnemusA grove or a glade; a pasture; wood
2Proto-Indo-Europeannémossacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing
3Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →