vapour
Middle English
/vaːˈpuːr/
noun
Definitions
- Fumes or vapour; a visible gaseous emission:
- Heated air; air of a high temperature.
- (physiology) A noxious bodily fume believed to be the cause of maladies.
- (rare) A airborne smell; a nasal sensation transmitted via the air.
- (rare) Effect, emanation.
Etymology
Borrowed from vapour derived from Latin vapor (steam, heat, smoke, hot air).
Origin
Latin
vapor
Gloss
steam, heat, smoke, hot air
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
蒸
Emoji
☕️ ♨️ 🍜 🚂
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vapor English
- vapor trail English
- vaporability English
- vaporable English
- vaporescent English
- vaporiferous English
- vaporific English
- vaporiform English
- vaporimeter English
- vaporisation English
- vaporise English
- vaporium English
- vaporization English
- vaporize English
- vaporlike English
- vaporsome English
- vaporware English
- vapory English
- vapour English
- vapidus Latin
- vapor Latin
- vampo Italian
- vapore Italian
- vapor Spanish, Castilian
- *kwep-, *kʷep- Proto-Indo-European
- vapor Portuguese
- vapoure Middle English
- vapouren Middle English
- vapor Old French
- vaporer Old French
- vapor Catalan, Valencian
- vapor Galician
- boare Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- vaporo Ido
- vapor Asturian
- vapuri Sicilian
- vapour xno
- vapa roa-oit