Etymology

vagabond

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Today it means: A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time. Full definition →

Old French vagabond ← Late Latin vagābundus ← Latin vagari
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvagari“wander”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromvagābundus
  3. Old French · derived fromvagabond
  4. English todayvagabond

From Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, from Latin vagari (“wander”). Compare moribund.

Words from the same roots

Latinvagari all →

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