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+ ==Etymology==

+ Named after the Vandals, the Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in 455 under Genseric.^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) It is [[bor|la-lat|Vandalus]] (plural ''Vandalī''),^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) a Latinized tribal name of Germanic origin,^(RHWU)^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) perhaps from Proto-Germanic ''*wandljaz'' “wanderer”.^(Etymonline)

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+ The historical sense is recorded from the 1550s,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and the sense “wilful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable” from the 1660s.^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) The Vandals may not have been any more destructive than other invaders; their reputation grew during the Enlightenment, when Rome was idealized.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

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