Etymograph

English

evaporation

Evaporation comes from Latin ēvapōrō ‘to evaporate’, from vapōrō ‘to steam, reek’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kwapōs.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kwapōsreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvapor‘steam, exhalation, vapour’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvapōrō‘to steam, reek’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvapōrō‘to evaporate’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevaporatio
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentévaporation
  7. Englishtodayevaporation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kwapōsreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvapor‘steam, exhalation, vapour’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEvapōrō‘to steam, reek’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēvapōrō‘to evaporate’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEevaporatio
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentévaporation
  7. Englishtodayevaporation

Formed from evaporate + -ion

Proto-Italic *kwapōs

Latin vapor ‘steam, exhalation, vapour’

Latin vapōrō ‘to steam, reek’

Latin ēvapōrō ‘to evaporate’

Latin ēvapōrātus ‘evaporated’

English evaporate

Linked words

through Latin vapor ‘steam, exhalation, vapour’

vapor, vapid, 5 more

Today it means

noun The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kwapōs / evaporation

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