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Where does the word "evaporate" come from? It comes from Latin evaporare, and was adopted directly into English (1540s).
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Where does the word "evaporate" come from? It comes from Latin evaporare, and was adopted directly into English (1540s).
Evaporate’s story begins in Latin: evaporare meant “to disperse in vapour.” 'e-', out, plus 'vapor', steam. It reached English by 1540s as evaporate. 'evaporated milk' dates from the 1800s. Today, evaporate means to turn from liquid into vapour.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient evaporare "to disperse in vapour", 'e-', out, plus 'vapor', steam.
- Stage 2 · English · 1540s evaporate "to turn into vapour", 'evaporated milk' dates from the 1800s.