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Where does “manifestation” come from?

Manifestation derives from Latin manifestatio, from manifestus meaning "clear" or "evident," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to hand and striking.

manifestation (English): The act or process of becoming manifest; The...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of becoming manifest; The...

Ancestry of “manifestation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanifestationprotest, demonstration; expression; assembly,...
2Latinmanifestatiomanifestation, a manifesting
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “manifestation”

  • manifestational
  • remanifestation
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