Where does “vanish” come from?
Vanish comes from Old French esvanir, from Vulgar Latin exvanire, from Latin evanesco, ultimately derived from the Latin prefix ex-.
vanish (English): To become invisible or to move out of view...
Definitions
- To become invisible or to move out of view...
Ancestry of “vanish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evanish | To vanish |
| 2 | Old French | evanir | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | exvanire | to vanish, disappear, to fade out |
| 4 | Latin | evanesco | I vanish or disappear; I fade away, or die out; I... |
| 5 | Latin | vanesco | I vanish |
| 6 | Latin | vānus | vain, empty, vacant, void |
| 7 | Italian | vano | vain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,... |
| 8 | Italian | vanare | Alternative form of vaneggiare |
| 9 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 10 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |