Where does “vacíu” come from?

vacíu (Asturian) comes from Latin vacīvus, from Latin vacō, from Proto-Italic wakos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vacíu (Asturian): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “vacíu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacīvusempty, void
2Latinvacōto be empty, void
3Proto-Italicwakosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wakos →Every word from Latin vacō →
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