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Where does “vagans” come from?

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

vagans (Latin): rambling

Definitions

  1. rambling

Ancestry of “vagans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
2Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
3Proto-Italicwagos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “vagans”

  • mundivagant
  • vagancy
  • solivagant
  • solivagans
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