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Latin word vanus comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-
*h₁weh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
vanus (Latin)
(figuratively) groundless, baseless, meaningless. Deceptive, untrustworthy. Ostentatious, boastful. Unsubstantial. Vain, empty, vacant, void.