English word vanish comes from Spanish desvariar (To become delusional, to lose one's mind.), Latin vanus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| desvariar | Spanish (es) | To become delusional, to lose one's mind. |
| vanus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) groundless, baseless, meaningless. Deceptive, untrustworthy. Ostentatious, boastful. Unsubstantial. Vain, empty, vacant, void. |
| vanesco | Latin (lat) | I vanish. |
| ex- | Latin (lat) | (intensive) thoroughly. Denoting achievement. Denoting privation. Out, away. Throughout. Up. |
| *exvānīre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| *exvanire | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| evanir | Old French (fro) | |
| evanish | English (en) | (archaic, intransitive) To vanish. |
| vanish | English (en) | (phonetics) The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element, differing more or less in quality from the main part.. A magic trick in which something seems to disappear. (mathematics) To become equal to zero.. To become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed. |