Where does “ebullient” come from?
Ebullient comes from Latin ebulliens, the present participle of ebullio, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
ebullient (English): Enthusiastic; high-spirited; Boiling or agitated...
Definitions
- Enthusiastic; high-spirited; Boiling or agitated...
Ancestry of “ebullient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | ēbulliēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | ēbulliō | — |
| 3 | Latin | bulliō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “ebullient”