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

  1. Enthusiastic; high-spirited; Boiling or agitated...

Ancestry of “ebullient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēbulliēnsboiling
2Latinēbulliōto boil or bubble up
3Latinbulliōto bubble
4Latin-iō—
5Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “ebullient”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Latin -iō →