Ebullition
/ˌiː.bʊˈlɪʃ.ən/noun
The process of boiling or bubbling up; a sudden outburst of feeling or activity.
Did you know?Ebullition comes from Latin words tied to boiling, and in older scientific writing it described not just water, but any violent bubbling-up of matter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰel-
“to swell, bubble, or blow up”
Latin
Latin
bullīre
“to boil, bubble”
Late Latin
Latin
ēbullītiō
“a boiling up; an overflow”
Old French
Old French
ebullition
“boiling; violent rising up”
Middle English
English
ebullition
“boiling; a sudden outburst”
Modern English
English
ebullition
“the act of boiling or a sudden emotional outburst”