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Where does “экстравагантный” come from?

экстравагантный (Russian) comes from German extravagant, from French extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagans, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

экстравагантный (Russian): eccentric, extravagant

Definitions

  1. eccentric, extravagant

Ancestry of “экстравагантный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanextravagantextravagant
2Frenchextravagantextravagant
3Medieval Latinextravagans—
4Latinextravagarito wander beyond
5Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
6Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
7Proto-Italicwagos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—
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