Where does “bakwitanan” come from?

bakwitanan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano bakwit, from English evacuate, from Latin evacuatus, from Latin ēvacuō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

bakwitanan (Cebuano): an evacuation center

Definitions

  1. an evacuation center

Ancestry of “bakwitanan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobakwitto evacuate; to flee; an evacuee
2EnglishevacuateTo leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire...
3Latinevacuatusemptied out; evacuated
4Latinēvacuōto empty out; to evacuate
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-Every word from Latin ēx-Every word from Latin ēvacuō
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