Where does “vacuolic” come from?
vacuolic (English) comes from English vacuole, from French vacuole, from Latin vacula, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
vacuolic (English): Of or pertaining to vacuoles
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to vacuoles
Ancestry of “vacuolic”, step by step
vacuolic 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 English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |