Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider.
Proto-Italic *wogeōder.?
Latin vegeō
Latin vegetus
Latin vegetāre, vegetō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin vegetābilisbor.
Old French vegetablebor.
Middle English vegetable
English vegetable
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English -arian
English vegetarian
Latin ō
Old French ohbor.
Middle English o
English O
▲
Middle English o
English oh
English -o
English veggo
From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
Meanings
(Australia, not-comparable, slang) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians.
I'm not much of a fan of all out veggo food in any case... 2002 September 4, Trayce, “[melb] White Lotus - Wednesday”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):
I used to sort of think that, but I love veggo sausages and its not because i wish i was eating meat its because they dont taste like meat yet they are a convenient snack/ fast food for me when i cannot be bothered cooking. 2002 March 31, slaveangel, “White Lotus”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *weg-o-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyetider.
Proto-Italic *wogeōder.?
Latin vegeō
Latin vegetus
Latin vegetāre, vegetō
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin vegetābilisbor.
Old French vegetablebor.
Middle English vegetable
English vegetable
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -an
English -arian
English vegetarian
Latin ō
Old French ohbor.
Middle English o
English O
▲
Middle English o
English oh
English -o
English veggo
From vegetarian + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
Meanings
(Australia, slang) A vegetarian.
I actually hate the taste of meat, so if something tasted like meat it would be disturbing (ie that not bacon/bacon bits crap my last flatmate who was a veggo, loved it, I on the other hand hated it cos it does taste like bacon) the sausages and nut meat etc .. dont taste like meat. 2002 March 31, slaveangel, “White Lotus”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):
Not to mention the animal products in commercially brewed bee-ar. I can't recall what they are but the[y] certainly bugger vegans and may well be problematic for veggoes, too. 2002 June 6, Mr Q. Z. Diablo, “You want beef with that?”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet):
One girl we had, she was a veggo or vegan or something. 1996, “Westerly”, in Westerly, University of Western Australia Press, page 97:
If you're a veggo, serving meat and being financially dependant on serving it is being complicit in the meat industry. 1996 March 23, ET, “We are not all dole bludger thank you ACA”, in aus.tv (Usenet):