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

  1. emptying; discharge; flow

Ancestry of “vazão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevazarto leak; to become public or exposed; to go away;...
2Old Portuguesevazioempty
3Latinvacīvusempty, void
4Latinvacōto be empty, void
5Proto-Italicwakosempty
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic wakos →Every word from Latin vacō →