Where does “Vates” come from?

Vates (Translingual) comes from Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.

Vates (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Vates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “Vates”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- →Every word from Latin vātēs →