Where does “unvainly” come from?
unvainly (English) comes from English unvain, from English vain, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre — he, she.
unvainly (English): In a way that is not vain
Definitions
- In a way that is not vain
Ancestry of “unvainly”, step by step
unvainly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unvain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unvain | Not vain |
| 2 | English | vain | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning... |
| 3 | Old French | vain | — |
| 4 | Latin | vānus | vain, empty, vacant, void |
| 5 | Italian | vano | vain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,... |
| 6 | Italian | vanare | Alternative form of vaneggiare |
| 7 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |