English word vanity comes from Proto-Indo-European *wan-, Italian vano, Proto-Italic *wānos
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wan- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| vano | Italian (it) | Quaint. Vain, useless, idle Room. Space, opening, compartment, bay. |
| *wānos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| vanus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) groundless, baseless, meaningless. Deceptive, untrustworthy. Ostentatious, boastful. Unsubstantial. Vain, empty, vacant, void. |
| vanitas | Latin (lat) | Emptiness, nothingness. Falsity, falsehood, deception, untruth, untrustworthiness, fickleness. Vanity, vainglory. |
| vanité | Old French (fro) | |
| vanite | Middle English (enm) | |
| vanity | English (en) | (obsolete) Any idea, theory or statement that is without foundation.. A dressing table used to apply makeup, preen, and coif hair. The table is normally quite low and similar to a desk, with drawers and one or more mirrors on top. Either a chair or bench is used to sit upon.. A washbasin installed into a permanently fixed storage unit, used as an item of bathroom furniture.. Emptiness.. [...] |