Where does “вегетативный” come from?
вегетативный (Russian) comes from German vegetativ, from French végétatif, from Medieval Latin vegetativus, from Latin vegetatus, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus, from Latin vegeo, from Proto-Italic wegeō — lively, awake; strong.
Ancestry of “вегетативный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | vegetativ | vegetative |
| 2 | French | végétatif | vegetative |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | vegetativus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vegetatus | invigorated |
| 5 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 6 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 7 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |