vigeo

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish
  2. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper
  3. (conjugation-2, no-supine) to be alive, live

Opposite of
nequeō
Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwɪ.ɡe.oː]
Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a stative form from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ- (“to be lively”), perhaps via Proto-Italic *wegēō. De Vaan and Sihler relate the term to vegeō, which De Vaan argues is indicative of an original adjective *weg-o- (“active, alive, awake”), which De Vaan suggests may be the source of the Latin term. The *-i- is unexpected in the Latin form.

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