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Where does “vader” come from?

vader (Latin) comes from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

vader (Latin): first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

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  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive...

Ancestry of “vader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
2Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse
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