Etymology

vapid

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Today it means: Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. Full definition →

Latin vapidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *kwapōs
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  1. Proto-Italic*kwapōs
  2. Latinvapor
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  4. Latinvapidus
  5. English todayvapid

Borrowed from Latin vapidus (“flat, vapid”).

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