Vanitas etymology

Latin

Latin word vanitas comes from Latin -ius, Latin vanus

Etymology of vanitas

Detailed word origin of vanitas

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-ius Latin (lat) Genitive suffix for some irregular pronouns. Forming adjectives from nouns.
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.

Words with the same origin as vanitas

Descendants of -ius

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