Where does “vacuolar” come from?
Vacuolar comes from English vacuole, derived from Latin vacuolaris, from Latin vacualis, from Latin vacuarius, from Latin vaco meaning to be empty, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-.
vacuolar (English): Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or containing vacuoles
Ancestry of “vacuolar”, step by step
vacuolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vacuole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vacuole | A large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's... |
| 2 | French | vacuole | vacuole |
| 3 | Latin | vacula | — |
| 4 | Latin | vacuus | empty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,... |
| 5 | Latin | -uus | forms adjectives on verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-wos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via French vacuolaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vacuolaire | vacuolar |
| 2 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |