vagabond

/ˈvæɡəbɒnd/VA-guh-bond

/ˈvæɡəbɑnd/VA-guh-bahnd

Meaninga wanderer

Common meaning: a wanderer with no home

vagto wanderLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1952 · scan
abondadjective ending (Latin -abundus): given to

Journey through time

Latinvagor‘to wander’
Frenchform
Englishvagabond‘a wanderer with no home’ · today

vag also in: vague vagrant extravagant

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin vagor ‘to wander’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vagor, p. 1952 · dictionary scan

Roots

vagor Latin “to wander”

Related words

extravagant vagrant vague

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