Etymology

emerge

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Today it means: To come into view. Full definition →

Middle French emerger ← Latin ēmergō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēmergō“to rise up or out”
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromemerger
  3. English todayemerge

First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)

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