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Where does “vaporous” come from?

Vaporous comes from Middle French vapoureus, derived from Latin vaporosus, meaning full of or resembling vapor.

vaporous (English): Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure,...

Definitions

  1. Relating to vapour; misty, foggy, obscure,...

Ancestry of “vaporous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinvaporosusfull of steam
2Latinvapōr—

Words derived from “vaporous”

  • vaporously
  • vaporousness
  • nonvaporous
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