emergency

emergency · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromemergens
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromemergentia
3. English todayemergency

Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo (“to emerge, arise, come forth”), equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency. Doublet of emergence.

Emergency · proper noun²

Sense 2 referred to the conflict between the British and Malaysians against communist guerillas, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.

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