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Where does “vadiar” come from?

vadiar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vadio, from Latin vagativus, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

vadiar (Portuguese): to loaf

Definitions

  1. to loaf

Ancestry of “vadiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevadiolayabout; bum; vagrant, homeless
2Latinvagativus—
3LatinvagorI ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I...
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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