Where does “vagus” come from?

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

vagus (Latin): wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague

Definitions

  1. wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague

Ancestry of “vagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwagos—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “vagus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →
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