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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
3Latinimmergō—
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “immersive”

  • immersiveness
  • nonimmersive
  • immersively
  • immersivity
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