Where does “vaunting” come from?
Vaunting derives from English vaunt, from French avant, from Old French avant, from Latin abante, combining ab and -are, ultimately from Latin -arius.
vaunting (English): present participle of vaunt; boasting
Definitions
- present participle of vaunt; boasting
Ancestry of “vaunting”, step by step
| 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 |