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2006-12-23 09:41:12 · 2 answers · asked by Mstip101 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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It is most likely a form of "evanesco" (-vanescere, -vanui), which means "to vanish, disappear, pass away," or "evanidus" (-a, -um), which means "vanishing, passing away."

2006-12-23 10:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It appears to be derived from exvanire, a Vulgar Latin word

Main Entry: van·ish

Etymology: Middle English vanisshen, from Middle French evaniss-, stem of evanir, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin exvanire, alteration of Latin evanescere to dissipate like vapor, vanish, from e- + vanescere to vanish, from vanus empty

2006-12-24 07:52:25 · answer #2 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0 0

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