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Latest comment: 11 years ago by Stephen G. Brown in topic Etymology

Etymology

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Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

What is the etymology of the Spanish term? Is the term from Arabic? Latin? Basque? Amerind? Please help. 97.89.216.62 19:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)Reply

From an old verb desvanar (to empty, to hollow out), from Latin dis- + vanus. —Stephen (Talk) 20:51, 7 January 2013 (UTC)Reply
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