Etymology

transient

tran·sient
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Today it means: Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. Full definition →

Late Latin transiēnt-
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromtransiēnt-
  2. English todaytransient

From Late Latin transiēnt- (for classical transeunt-), stem of transiēns, present participle of trānsīre (“to go over, to pass”).

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