Where does “vazão” come from?
vazão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vazar, from Old Portuguese vazio, from Latin vacīvus, from Latin vacō, from Proto-Italic wakos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
vazão (Portuguese): emptying; discharge; flow
Definitions
- emptying; discharge; flow
Ancestry of “vazão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | vazar | to leak; to become public or exposed; to go away;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vazio | empty |
| 3 | Latin | vacīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | vacō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wakos | empty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |