Etymology of the English word vacuum
the English word
vacuumderived from the Latin word
vacuumderived 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 vacuum in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
minivacuum,
vacuumizeCognates
Dutch
vacuüm, German
Vakuum, Norwegian
vakuum, Swedish
vakuumUsage
Word found in Modern English
