vapourware

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English vapour

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Germanic *samþuz / *samftuz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)

Old English sōfte

Middle English softe

English soft

Proto-Germanic *warō

Proto-West Germanic *waru

Old English waru

Middle English ware

English -ware

English softwarebf.

English -ware

English vapourware

From vapour + -ware.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧pour‧ware

Noun

vapourware (uncountable)

1. (UK) Alternative spelling of vaporware.