Etymograph

English

ephemerality

From ephemeral + -ity.

A compound of ephemeral + -ity

Proto-Indo-European *Héh₂mr̥ ‘daylight, day’

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Ancient Greek ἦμαρ ‘day’

Ancient Greek ἡμέρᾱ ‘day’

Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος ‘living only one day’

New Latin ephemerus ‘ephemeral, fleeting, short-lived’

English ephemeral

Today it means

noun The state or condition of being ephemeral; transience.

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