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
- The act or state of vanishing away;...
Ancestry of “evanescence”, step by step