Where does “emerge” come from?
Emerge comes from Middle French emerger, from Latin emergere, composed of the prefix ex- meaning "out" and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
emerge (English): To come into view; To come out of a situation,...
Definitions
- To come into view; To come out of a situation,...
Ancestry of “emerge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | emerger | to emerge; to come out of; to rise out of |
| 2 | Latin | emergo | I emerge; I surface; I arise or come forth |
| 3 | Latin | mergō | to dip (in), immerse; plunge into water; drown |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | to sink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |
Words derived from “emerge”