Where does “vagant” come from?

vagant (Romanian) comes from French vagant, from French vaguer, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

vagant (Romanian): wandering medieval poet

Definitions

  1. wandering medieval poet

Ancestry of “vagant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvagant—
2Frenchvaguerto wander, to wander aimlessly
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →