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Where does “vestigium” come from?

vestigium (Latin) comes from Latin vē-, from Proto-Italic *djous, from Proto-Indo-European dyḗws, from Proto-Indo-European dyéws, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

vestigium (Latin): footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of...

Definitions

  1. footprint, track; trace, vestige, mark; sole of...

Ancestry of “vestigium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvē-—
2Proto-Italic*djous—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
4Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “vestigium”

  • vestige
  • vestigial
  • vestigium
  • vestigially
  • vestigiality
  • nonvestigial
  • vestige
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