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Where does “pervagus” come from?

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

pervagus (Latin): wandering all over, roaming widely

Definitions

  1. wandering all over, roaming widely

Ancestry of “pervagus”, step by step

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