What is the Latin word for vane?

The usual Latin words for “vane” are ēvānēscō, occultō, abeō; also discēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“vane” in Latin

ēvānēscōto vanish, disappear, pass away; to fade away, or die out; to lapse occultōto conceal, hide abeōto depart, go away, go off, exit; to change one's nature; synonym of eō discēdōto leave, depart, abandon, retire (with ablative); to not fulfill, fail to fulfill one's target; to deviate from a targe

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

vane

*signum in tecto versatile ventorum index, VANISH, evanescere (PROP. and figuratively; opposed to apparere): occultari (opposed to aperiri): abire: discedere (to depart. ☞ Avoid praeterlabi and elabi in this sense). To vanish from anybody’s sight, recedere a conspectu alicujus (Nep.); e conspectu alicujus evolare (quickly): hope vanishes, spes extenuatur et evanescit (Cic., Att., 3, 13, 1).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for vane?: The usual Latin words for “vane” are ēvānēscō, occultō, abeō; also discēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.