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Where does “emanant” come from?

emanant (English) comes from Latin emanans, from Latin ēmānō, from Latin mano, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂- — good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp.

emanant (English): Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if...

Definitions

  1. Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if...

Ancestry of “emanant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemanansemanating
2Latinēmānō—
3LatinmanoI give out, shed, pour forth; I flow, run,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂-good, great; timely, opportune; wet, damp
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