Where does “evacuate” come from?
Evacuate comes from Latin evacuare, derived from evacuō (to empty), formed from the prefix ex- (out) and a root from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-.
evacuate (English): To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire...
Definitions
- To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire...
Ancestry of “evacuate”, step by step
evacuate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin evacuatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | evacuatus | emptied out; evacuated |
| 2 | Latin | ēvacuō | to empty out; to evacuate |
| 3 | Latin | ēx- | out, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |
via Latin ēvacuāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ēvacuāre | — |