English vain

← Middle English veyn (inherited)

← Old French vain (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (root)

← Latin vānus (derived)

→ English wane (doublet)

→ English vanity (suffix)

→ English vanity (mention)

→ English vainly (suffix)

→ English vainness (suffix)

→ English unvain (prefix)