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Where does “vegetatus” come from?

vegetatus (Latin) comes from Latin vegeto, 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.

vegetatus (Latin): invigorated

Definitions

  1. invigorated

Ancestry of “vegetatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
2Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
3LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
4Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
5Proto-Italicwegejō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “vegetatus”

  • vegetate
  • revegetate
  • vegetize
  • devegetate
  • vegetatum
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