Latin

vacuō

‘make empty’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin vacuō.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin vacuō, most familiar first.

• evacuation ← evacuacioun ← ēvacuātiō ← ēvacuō
• evacuate ← ēvacuātus ← ēvacuō
• evacuee ← évacué ← évacuer ← evacuer ← ēvacuō

Etymograph / Latin vacuō