Where does “weganka” come from?
weganka (Polish) comes from Polish weganin, from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto — lively, awake; strong.
Ancestry of “weganka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | weganin | vegan |
| 2 | English | Vegan | Relating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is... |
| 3 | English | vegetarian | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in... |
| 4 | English | vegetable | Any plant; A plant raised for some edible part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | vegetable | — |
| 6 | Old French | vegetable | — |
| 7 | Latin | vegetabilis | animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce... |
| 8 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 9 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 10 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |