Where does “vãnãt” come from?
vãnãt (Aromanian) comes from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
vãnãt (Aromanian): useless; uselessly; in vain
Definitions
- useless; uselessly; in vain
Ancestry of “vãnãt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | vānus | — |
| 2 | Italian | vano | vain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,... |
| 3 | Italian | vanare | Alternative form of vaneggiare |
| 4 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “vãnãt”