Where does “vegetāre” come from?

vegetāre (Latin) comes from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō, from Proto-Italic wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye-, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “vegetāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
2LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
3Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
4Proto-Italicwegejō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegetāre”

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