Where does “vacuity” come from?
Vacuity comes from Latin vacuitas, formed from the adjective vacuus (empty) with the suffix -itas, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-.
vacuity (English): Emptiness; Physical emptiness, an absence of...
Definitions
- Emptiness; Physical emptiness, an absence of...
Ancestry of “vacuity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vacuitās | — |
| 2 | Latin | vacuus | empty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,... |
| 3 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |