Where does “evanescent” come from?
Evanescent derives from French évanescent, from Latin evanescens, the present participle of evanesco, formed from ex- and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.
evanescent (English): Disappearing, vanishing; Barely there; almost...
Definitions
- Disappearing, vanishing; Barely there; almost...
Ancestry of “evanescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | évanescent | evanescent |
| 2 | Latin | ēvānēscēns | vanishing, disappearing |
| 3 | Latin | evanesco | I vanish or disappear; I fade away, or die out; I... |
| 4 | Latin | vanesco | I vanish |
| 5 | Latin | vānus | vain, empty, vacant, void |
| 6 | Italian | vano | vain, useless, idle; quaint; space, opening,... |
| 7 | Italian | vanare | Alternative form of vaneggiare |
| 8 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |