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Where does “Hochvakuum” come from?

Hochvakuum (German) comes from German vakuum, from Latin vacuum, from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Hochvakuum (German): high vacuum

Definitions

  1. high vacuum

Ancestry of “Hochvakuum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvakuum—
2Latinvacuumaccusative neuter singular of vacuus; an empty...
3Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
4Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
5Proto-Italic*-wos—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Hochvakuum”

  • Ultrahochvakuum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →