Where does “vacar” come from?

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

vacar (Catalan): (an office or position) to be vacant, not occupied

Definitions

  1. (an office or position) to be vacant, not occupied

Ancestry of “vacar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacōto be empty, void
2Proto-Italicwakosempty
3Proto-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 →