Where does “vanityless” come from?
vanityless (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.
vanityless (English): lacking in vanity; not vain
Definitions
- lacking in vanity; not vain
Ancestry of “vanityless”, step by step
vanityless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vanity
| 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 |