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Where does “vaunter” come from?

vaunter (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French vanter, from Latin vānitāre, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

vaunter (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of vanter

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vanter

Ancestry of “vaunter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchvanterto boast; to blow
2Latinvānitāre—
3Latinvānus—
4Italianvanovain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,...
5ItalianvanareAlternative form of vaneggiare
6Romanian-re-ing, -ation
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vaunter”

  • vaunt
  • vaunting
  • vaunteth
  • vauntingly
  • vaunter
  • vauntest
  • vauntful
  • vauntery
  • vaunten
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