subsidence
/səbˈsaɪdəns/suhb-SIGH-duhns
/səbˈsaɪdəns/suhb-SIGH-duhns
Meaningthe act of subsiding
Common meaning: sinking of the ground
- subunder; from below
- sidto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘under’ + ‘to sit’ → subsidence
Journey through time
- Latinsubsidere‘to settle down’source
- Englishsubside‘to sink or settle’
- Englishformed in English from subsidesubsidence‘sinking of the ground’ · 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
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Origin: Formed in English from subside + -ence.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SUBSIDE, p.607 · scan
Roots
- sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”
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