Etymology

vagus

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Today it means: A homeless person or vagrant. Full definition →

Latin vagus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromvagus“wandering, rambling, strolling”
  2. English todayvagus

Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvagus all →

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