Vanish
/ˈvæn.ɪʃ/noun
To disappear suddenly or completely.
Did you know?Its deeper ancestor is tied to the same ancient root behind words like vain and vacuum, all circling the idea of emptiness, absence, and things that are there... until they aren’t.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ueh₁-
“to leave empty, be empty”
Latin
Latin
vānus
“empty, void, futile”
Late Latin
Latin
vānēscere
“to become empty, disappear”
Old French
Old French
vaniss- / vaniss-
“to fade away, disappear”
Middle English
English
vanishen
“to disappear, pass out of sight”
Modern English
English
vanish
“to disappear suddenly or completely”