Where does “extravagante” come from?
extravagante (Portuguese) comes from Medieval Latin extravagans, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.
extravagante (Portuguese): extravagant; flamboyant; showy
Definitions
- extravagant; flamboyant; showy
Ancestry of “extravagante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | extravagans | — |
| 2 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 3 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 4 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |