emanation
/ˌeməˈneɪʃən/eh-muh-NAY-shuhn
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌɛməˈneɪʃən/eh-muh-NAY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of emanating
Common meaning: something given off
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- eout
- manto flow, oozeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1109 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘out’ + ‘to flow, ooze’ → emanation
Journey through time
- Latinmānō, mānāre‘to flow, ooze’
- Englishemanate‘to flow out from a source’
- Englishformed in English from emanateemanation‘something given off’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from emanate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EMANATE, p.188 · scan
Roots
- mānō, mānāre Latin “to flow, ooze”
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