Where does “preemergent” come from?
preemergent (English) comes from English emergent, from Latin emergens, from Latin emergo, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.
preemergent (English): Preventing the germination of seeds by inhibiting...
Definitions
- Preventing the germination of seeds by inhibiting...
Ancestry of “preemergent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | emergent | Emerging; coming into view or into existence;... |
| 2 | Latin | emergens | emerging |
| 3 | Latin | emergo | I emerge; I surface; I arise or come forth |
| 4 | Latin | mergō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *mésgeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mesg- | to dip, sink |