Originally Posted by Agent 488

where do you get this shit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism#Etymology

The Vegetarian Society, founded in 1847, says that the word ?vegetarian? is derived from the Latin word vegetus meaning lively or vigorous.[11] Despite this, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and other standard dictionaries state that the word was formed from the term "vegetable" and the suffix "-arian".[12] The OED writes that the word came into general use after the formation of the Vegetarian Society at Ramsgate in 1847, though it offers two examples of usage from 1839 and 1842.[13]