Where does “vacō” come from?

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

vacō (Latin): to be empty, void

Definitions

  1. to be empty, void

Ancestry of “vacō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwakosempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vacō”

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