Where does “vamos” come from?
vamos (Spanish) comes from Latin vadamus, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.
vamos (Spanish): Let us go, let's go; Come on!
Definitions
- Let us go, let's go; Come on!
Ancestry of “vamos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vadamus | first-person plural present active subjunctive of... |
| 2 | Latin | vado | I go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wāðō | advance, proceed, go |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |
Words derived from “vamos”