Etymology

emergent

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Today it means: Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new. Full definition →

Latin ēmergēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromēmergēns
  2. English todayemergent

From Latin ēmergēns, present participle of ēmergō. The medical sense is a back-formation from emergency.

Words from the same roots

Latinēmergēns all →

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