Etymology

vague

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Today it means: Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms. Full definition →

Middle French vague ← Latin vagus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvagus“uncertain, vague”
  2. Middle French · derived fromvague
  3. English todayvague

From Middle French vague, from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvagus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.