English
ephemeralize
From ephemeral + -ize.
Formed from ephemeral + -ize
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
verb To make ephemeral.
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