Etymograph

English

immanent

Immanent comes from Latin immanēre, and goes back to manēre ‘to dwell, remain, stay’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanēre‘to dwell, remain, stay’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmanēre
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEimmanēnspresent participle of immanēre
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1846immanent

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanēre‘to dwell, remain, stay’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEimmanēre
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEimmanēnspresent participle of immanēre
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1846immanent

Earliest quotation: 1846, James Richards: “At the same time it has been common, and…”

The story

Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin immanēns, present participle of Latin immanēre, from im- (‘in’) + manēre (‘to dwell, remain, stay’).

Linked words

through Latin manēre ‘to dwell, remain, stay’

mansion, manor, manse, 1 more

Today it means

adj Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

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

Etymograph / Latin manēre / immanent

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