Where does “vacuole” come from?
vacuole (French) comes from Latin vacula, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
vacuole (French): vacuole
Definitions
- vacuole
Ancestry of “vacuole”, step by step
vacuole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vacula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vacula | — |
| 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 |
via Medieval Latin vacuola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | vacuola | — |