English word origin

Etymology of Vega

From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, dro

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

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Derivation mentionوَاقِعar
Root classification mentionو ق عar

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Source etymology 2

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noun

An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

name

A surname from Spanish. · A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).

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