myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of vegetar

Etymology of the Spanish word vegetar

the Spanish word vegetar

derived from the Latin word vegetare (invigorate; impart energy to)

derived from the Latin word vegetus (vigorous, active, energetic)

derived from the Latin word vegere (stir up, excite)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weg-

Dutch vegeteren, English vegetate, French végéter, German vegetieren, Italian vegetare, Norwegian vegetere, Swedish vegetera