Etymology of the English word vain
the English word
vainderived from the Old French word
vainderived from the Late Latin word
vanus (empty, vain; false)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*euə-Date
The earliest known usage of vain in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Catalan
guau, Catalan
va, French
guède, French
vain, French
gué, Italian
guado, Italian
vano, Latin
vanus, Portuguese
vão, Provençal
ga, Spanish
vado, Spanish
vanoUsage
Word found in Modern English
