Where does “vagabond” come from?
vagabond (Old French) comes from Late Latin vagabundus, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.
Ancestry of “vagabond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | vagabundus | strolling about |
| 2 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 3 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |