Where does “vacate” come from?

Vacate derives from Latin vacatus, the past participle of vaco meaning "to be empty," which traces through Proto-Indo-European ewə- and h₁weh₂-, roots meaning "to leave empty or vacant."

vacate (English): To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by...

Definitions

  1. To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by...

Ancestry of “vacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacatus
2LatinvacoI am empty, void; I am unoccupied, vacant; I am...
3Proto-Italicwakosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vacate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wakos →Every word from Latin vaco →
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