Where does “vanitize” come from?
vanitize (English) comes from English vanity, from Middle English vanite, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare, from Romanian -re — he, she.
vanitize (English): To embellish for reasons of vanity
Definitions
- To embellish for reasons of vanity
Ancestry of “vanitize”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vanity | That which is vain, futile, or worthless; that... |
| 2 | Middle English | vanite | — |
| 3 | Old French | vanité | — |
| 4 | Latin | vānitas | emptiness, nothingness |
| 5 | Latin | vānus | vain, empty, vacant, void |
| 6 | Italian | vano | vain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,... |
| 7 | Italian | vanare | Alternative form of vaneggiare |
| 8 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |