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Where does “evanescence” come from?

Evanescence derives from Latin evanescens, present participle of evanesco, formed from ex- and a verb root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- meaning to go or move out.

evanescence (English): The act or state of vanishing away;...

Definitions

  1. The act or state of vanishing away;...

Ancestry of “evanescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinēvānēscentia—
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