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Where does “émerger” come from?

émerger (French) comes from Latin emergo, from Latin mergō, from Proto-Indo-European *mésgeti, from Proto-Indo-European mesg- — to dip, sink.

émerger (French): to arrive at the top; to move upwards; emerge; to...

Definitions

  1. to arrive at the top; to move upwards; emerge; to...

Ancestry of “émerger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinemergoI emerge; I surface; I arise or come forth
2Latinmergō—
3Proto-Indo-European*mésgeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmesg-to dip, sink
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