Etymology

van

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Today it means: A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus. Full definition →

Latin vannus
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van · noun, verb1

Short for caravan.

van · noun2

Shortening of vanguard.

van · noun, verb3

From Cornish.

van · noun4

  1. Latin · derived fromvannus“a van, or fan for winnowing grain”
  2. English todayvan

From Latin vannus (“a van, or fan for winnowing grain”): compare French van and English fan, winnow. Doublet of fan.

Van · proper noun5

* In the United States, usually taken from a first name or surname. * In Wales, from Y Fan, see Welsh fan.

Van · proper noun6

Shortening.

Van · proper noun7

  1. axm · derived fromՎան
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromوان
  3. Turkish · borrowed fromVan
  4. English todayVan

From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

Van · proper noun8

Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Van · noun9

Backformed from Van cat and Turkish Van.

Words from the same roots

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