Vaunt
/vɔːnt/noun
To boast or brag openly; to speak of something with excessive pride.
Did you know?Vaunt came into English through Old French from Latin roots connected to speaking and public display, and it later split into the modern idea of boastful self-promotion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wekw-
“to speak, say”
Latin
Latin
vocāre
“to call, summon”
Late Latin / Vulgar Latin
Latin
*vāntāre
“to boast, make a show of oneself”
Old French
Old French
vanter
“to boast, praise excessively”
Middle English
English
vaunten
“to boast or brag”
Modern English
English
vaunt
“to boast openly or ostentatiously”