Where does “vacare” come from?

vacare (Italian) comes from Latin vacō, from Proto-Italic wakos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

vacare (Italian): To be vacant

Definitions

  1. To be vacant

Ancestry of “vacare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacōto be empty, void
2Proto-Italicwakosempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vacare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wakos →Every word from Latin vacō →