词根:feder = league, 表示“联盟”
federal a. 联盟的,联邦的
federation n. 联盟,联合会(feder+ation)
confaderate a. 联合的(con共同+feder+ate→共同联盟的→联合的)
词根词缀:vane-, vani-
【来源及含义】Latin: to vanish, to disappear, to fade, to become empty
【同源单词】evanescent, evanish, vain, vainglorious, vaingloriously, vaingloriousness