TYPES of Vegetarianism / Vegetarians:

ASIAN VEGETARIAN: (There are lots of terms for this type of vegetarian) €œVegetarian€� who eats fish (seafood) - not  real vegetarian

HINDU VEGETARIAN:  See LACTO-VEGETARIAN

JAIN: Lacto-Vegetarian / Hindu Vegetarian who does not eat vegetables pulled from the ground such as garlic. Many Buddhist vegetarians fall into this category.

LACTO-VEGETARIAN: Vegetarian who also does not eat eggs but eats dairy

OVO-VEGETARIAN: Vegetarian who also does not eat dairy products but eats eggs

PESCO-VEGETARIAN: See Asian Vegetarian

PURE VEGETARIAN: Many consider this to mean vegan though many more mean it to indicate a vegetarian who does not eat eggs, or a vegetarian who does not want even a hint of animal products in their food - I suggest if you see it at say an airlines you ask them what it means.

Red Meat Vegetarian: Vegetarian who eats all meat but read meat - not a real vegetarian

VEGAN: Eats no animal product or by-product

VEGETARIAN (General); also OVO-LACTO VEGETARIAN: Eats no animal flesh or products made FROM the actual animal

                         WHERE DID THE WORDS COME FROM

Well where did the english term vegetarians come from? Back in the UK the term originated from the word vegetus.  The term vegetarian was more closly related to today’s vegan back then; to be vegetarians was not just to eat meats and eggs but also described a spiritual€� €œearthly€� way of living.

Vegan is a shortform of vegetarian (you may see it sa ve*gan or something to that extent.)

Lacto - ovo vegetarian came from the word vegtarian with latin prefixes

Red Meat vegetarian is a term I made up because many people have told me they are vegetarian (but eat chicken and fish).

Hindu vegetarian / Asian vegetarian, etc. are terms airlines often use.