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Where does “woǵ-éye-” come from?

woǵ-éye- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “woǵ-éye-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “woǵ-éye-”

  • vegetable
  • vegetation
  • vegetarian
  • vegetarianism
  • vegetal
  • vegetate
  • Vegetius
  • revegetation
  • vegetational
  • nonvegetarian
  • revegetate
  • paleovegetation
  • veggo
  • lactovegetarian
  • vegete
  • semivegetarian
  • nonvegetable
  • vegetally
  • palaeovegetation
  • vegetably
  • antivegetarian
  • microvegetation
  • vegetized
  • vegetous
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