English
emicant
Emicant comes from Latin ēmicāns ‘standing out, shooting forth, appearing…’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmicāns‘standing out, shooting forth, appearing suddenly, shining out’
- Englishearliest quotation 1712emicant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEēmicāns‘standing out, shooting forth, appearing suddenly, shining out’
- Englishearliest quotation 1712emicant
Earliest quotation: 1712, Richard Blackmore: “[God][…]which emicant did this and that way dart”.
Every English word from Latin ēmicāns
Today it means
adj shining forth or flashing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin ēmicāns / emicant