Where does “vestigo” come from?

vestigo (Latin) comes from Latin ve-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

vestigo (Latin): I follow a track, search; I investigate

Definitions

  1. I follow a track, search; I investigate

Ancestry of “vestigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinve-too much, too little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “vestigo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Latin ve- →