It's the Word of the Day for February 10th.

Today's word is vestige, spelled V-E-S-T-I-G-E. Vestage is a noun. A vestige is a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something lost or vanished.

Here's the word used in a sentence from the New York Times.

Filled with vestiges of yesteryear, the Butte-Montana historic district is one of the largest in the country.

Though Latin is categorized as a Germanic language, there's no denying the impact of Latin's

footprint on its lexicon. Among English's plethora of Latin derivatives is the word vestige.

It traces back to the Latin noun vestigium, meaning footstep, footprint, or track. Like its

forebear, vestige refers to a perceptible sign made by something that has passed or to a tangible reminder,

such as a fragment or remnant, of what is past and gone.

Vestage also happens to be one of only a few vestiges of vestigium itself, along with the adjective vestigial,

meaning remaining as the last part of something that

existed before, and the familiar verb, investigate.

With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

Visit Miriamwebster.com today for definitions, wordplay, and trending word lookups.