Where does “vacance” come from?

vacance (French) comes from French vaquer, from Old French vaquer, from Latin vacare — present active infinitive of vacō; second-person...

vacance (French): vacancy, free position; holidays; vacation

Definitions

  1. vacancy, free position; holidays; vacation

Ancestry of “vacance”, step by step

vacance traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French vaquer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvaquerto vacate; to discontinue; to busy oneself with,...
2Old Frenchvaquer
3Latinvacarepresent active infinitive of vacō; second-person...

via Latin vacantia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacantialeisure; An empty place; nominative neuter plural...
2Latinvacānsempty

via Medieval Latin vacantia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinvacantialeisure; An empty place; nominative neuter plural...

Words derived from “vacance

Every word from Latin vacareEvery word from Old French vaquerEvery word from French vaquer