Where does “vauntest” come from?
vauntest (English) comes from English vaunt, from Middle English vaunten, from Anglo-Norman vaunter, from Old French vanter, from Latin vānitāre, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano, from Italian vanare — he, she.
vauntest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “vauntest”, step by step
vauntest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English vaunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vaunt | To speak boastfully; To speak boastfully about;... |
| 2 | Middle English | vaunten | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | vaunter | Alternative form of vanter |
| 4 | Old French | vanter | to boast; to blow |
| 5 | Latin | vānitāre | — |
| 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- | — |
| 15 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |