imminence
Meaningthe quality or state of being imminent
Common meaning: the quality or state of being imminent (inferred)
- imin, into
- minto jut out; threatsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1145 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘in, into’ + ‘to jut out’ → imminence
Journey through time
- Latinmineō; minae‘to jut out’
- Englishimminent‘about to happen’
- Englishformed in English from imminentimminence‘the quality or state of being imminent (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the quality or state of being imminent. It can be inferred from any of: imminent.
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 imminent + -ence (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- mineō; minae Latin “to jut out; threats”
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