Where does “vaguear” come from?

vaguear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vago, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vaguear (Portuguese): to roam; to wander

Definitions

  1. to roam; to wander

Ancestry of “vaguear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevagovague; vague; indistinct; the vagus nerve
2Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
3Proto-Italicwagos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →