Where does “evacuee” come from?
evacuee (English) comes from French évacué, from French évacuer, from Old French evacuer, from Latin ēvacuō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
evacuee (English): A person who has been evacuated, especially a...
Definitions
- A person who has been evacuated, especially a...
Ancestry of “evacuee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | évacué | past participle of évacuer |
| 2 | French | évacuer | to evacuate |
| 3 | Old French | evacuer | to evacuate; to clear the intestines of fecal... |
| 4 | Latin | ēvacuō | — |
| 5 | Latin | ēx- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵ- | — |