Where does “pontivagus” come from?

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

pontivagus (Latin): wandering over the sea; wanderer of the sea;...

Definitions

  1. wandering over the sea; wanderer of the sea;...

Ancestry of “pontivagus”, step by step

pontivagus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vagus

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

via Latin pontus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpontusthe sea, the deep; a wave
2Ancient GreekΠόντοςPontus, a region on the southeastern shores of...
3Proto-Hellenic*póntossea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →
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