Where does “immersive” come from?

Immersive comes from Latin immersus, the past participle of immergere meaning "to dip in," formed with the prefix in- and mergere "to dip," ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European h₁én meaning "in."

immersive (English): Tending to immerse; Giving the impression of...

Definitions

  1. Tending to immerse; Giving the impression of...

Ancestry of “immersive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimmerseTo place within a fluid; To involve or engage...
2Latinimmersusimmersed
3Latinimmergōto immerse, plunge into
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “immersive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →