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Where does the word "evident" come from? It comes from Latin evidens, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
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Where does the word "evident" come from? It comes from Latin evidens, and was adopted directly into English (1300s).
Evident’s story begins in Latin: evidens meant “clearly seen.” 'e-', out, plus 'videre', to see. It reached English by 1300s as evident. 'evidence' followed. Today, evident means plain or obvious.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient evidens "clearly seen", 'e-', out, plus 'videre', to see.
- Stage 2 · English · 1300s evident "clear", 'evidence' followed.