Where does “ebullition” come from?
Ebullition comes from Old French ebullition, from Latin ebullitio (a boiling over), derived from Latin ex- (out) and bullire (to boil), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- (to move out).
ebullition (English): The act of boiling; A sudden emotional outburst
Definitions
- The act of boiling; A sudden emotional outburst
Ancestry of “ebullition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ebullition | — |
| 2 | Latin | ebullitio | bubbling up, boiling over |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |