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Where does “vegetarianism” come from?

vegetarianism (Swedish) comes from Swedish vegetarian, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto, from Latin vegetus — lively, awake; strong.

vegetarianism (Swedish): vegetarianism

Definitions

  1. vegetarianism

Ancestry of “vegetarianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishvegetarianA vegetarian
2EnglishvegetarianA person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in...
3EnglishvegetableAny plant; A plant raised for some edible part of...
4Middle Englishvegetable—
5Old Frenchvegetable—
6Latinvegetabilisanimating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce...
7LatinvegetoI arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;...
8Latinvegetusenlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,...
9LatinvegeoI move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or...
10Proto-Italicwegeōto be active, lively
11Proto-Italicwegejō—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwoǵ-éye-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
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