Etymology

vagitus

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Today it means: The crying of a newborn baby. Full definition →

Latin vāgītus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvāgītus“crying, wailing”
  2. English todayvagitus

From Latin vāgītus (“crying, wailing”), from vāgiō (“cry, wail”).

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