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Where does “vacante” come from?

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

vacante (Latin): inflection of vacāns: ## ablative masculine...

Definitions

  1. inflection of vacāns: ## ablative masculine...

Ancestry of “vacante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacansemptying; vacating; idling
2LatinvacoI am empty, void; I am unoccupied, vacant; I am...
3Proto-Italicwakosempty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “vacante”

  • vacanti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →