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Where does “Vakuum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Vakuum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Vakuum”

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