'evacuate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'evacuare,' where 'e-' meant 'out' and 'vacuare' meant 'to empty.'

'evacuare' transformed into the Old French word 'évacuer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'evacuate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to empty out,' and over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to remove people from a place of danger.'