Where does “vegetus” come from?

vegetus (Latin) comes 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.

vegetus (Latin): enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...

Definitions

  1. enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...

Ancestry of “vegetus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vegetus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European woǵ-éye- →Every word from Proto-Italic wegejō →