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Where does “vanitosetto” come from?

vanitosetto (Italian) comes from Italian vanitoso, from French vaniteux, from French vanité, from Middle French vanité, from Old French vanité, from Latin vānitas, from Latin vānus, from Italian vano — he, she.

vanitosetto (Italian): rather vain or conceited

Definitions

  1. rather vain or conceited

Ancestry of “vanitosetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianvanitosovain, conceited; A vain or conceited person
2Frenchvaniteuxconceited, frivolous, vain; a conceited person,...
3Frenchvanitéfutility, pointlessness; vanity; vanitas
4Middle Frenchvanitévanity
5Old Frenchvanité—
6Latinvānitas—
7Latinvānus—
8Italianvanovain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,...
9ItalianvanareAlternative form of vaneggiare
10Romanian-re-ing, -ation
11Latin-āre—
12Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
13Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
16Chichewaiyehe, she
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