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Re:Surprising Shared Word Etymologies by thaumasiotes on Saturday June 12, 2021 @10:37AM (#27484781)
> It comes from Latin vanus, meaning "empty". More obvious with the "in vain" meaning

Fun fact: the Latin word for "in vain" is frustra.

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