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Where does “vacanti” come from?

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

vacanti (Latin): dative masculine singular of vacāns; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of vacāns; dative...

Ancestry of “vacanti”, 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
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