Where does “vacuus” come from?

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

vacuus (Latin): empty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...

Definitions

  1. empty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...

Ancestry of “vacuus”, step by step

vacuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vacō

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

via Proto-Italic wakowos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwakowos—

Words derived from “vacuus”

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