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
Ancestry of “vacíu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vacīvus | — |
| 2 | Latin | vacō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wakos | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |