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Where does “vacatio” come from?

vacatio (Latin) comes from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vacatio (Latin): freedom, exemption, immunity; privilege

Definitions

  1. freedom, exemption, immunity; privilege

Ancestry of “vacatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tiō—
2Latindissertātiō—
3Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
4Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “vacatio”

  • vacation
  • vacationing
  • vacationer
  • minivacation
  • Vacationland
  • vacationland
  • vacationist
  • vacationless
  • postvacation
  • prevacation
  • nonvacation
  • nonvacationing
  • vacationgoer
  • microvacation
  • vacación
  • vakációzik
  • vakációk
  • vakáció
  • vacacion
  • vacation
  • vacacioun
  • vacacion
  • vacation
  • bakasyon
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