Etymology of the English word vacuity
the English word
vacuityderived from the Old French word
vacuitederived from the Latin word
vacuitas (vacancy, empty space; absence of)
derived from the Latin word
vacuus (empty, vacant, unoccupied)
derived from the Late Latin word
vacare (be empty; be vacant; be idle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*euə-Date
The earliest known usage of vacuity in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
