vagus

Meaning

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) wandering, rambling, strolling, roving, roaming, unfixed, unsettled, vagrant
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) wandering, wavering, unsteady, inconstant, doubtful, uncertain, vague
  3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) undecided, fickle

Opposite of
indubius, prōmptus, fixus
Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwa.ɡʊs]
Etymology

Uncertain. De Vaan suggests from Proto-Italic *wagos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hwogos, and compares this form to Old Norse vakka (“to totter”), Old High German wankon (“to totter”), winkan (“to waver, stagger”), Old English wincian (“to nod”).

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