Where does “*vocitum” come from?

*vocitum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin vacuus, from Latin -uus, from Proto-Italic *-wos, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “*vocitum”, step by step

*vocitum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vacuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvacuusempty, vacant, unoccupied; devoid or free of,...
2Latin-uusforms adjectives on verbal stems
3Proto-Italic*-wos
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Vulgar Latin vocitare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinvocitarepresent active infinitive of vocitō;...
2Vulgar Latinvocitus
3Latinvacitus
4Latinvaceresecond-person singular present passive...

Words derived from “*vocitum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -uusEvery word from Latin vacuus