Evaporate
/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/noun
To change from a liquid or solid into vapor.
Did you know?The core Latin word vapor referred to steam, mist, or exhalation—phenomena historically associated with invisible forces, spirits, and the mysterious boundary between matter and air.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wēp-
“To blow or emit vapor”
Classical Latin
Latin
vapor
“Steam, vapor, mist, or exhalation”
Classical Latin
Latin
ēvaporāre
“To drive off or give off vapor”
Medieval Latin
Latin
evaporare
“To turn into vapor or disperse as vapor”
15th Century
English
evaporate
“To pass off in vapor; to disappear gradually”
Modern English
English
evaporate
“To change into vapor or vanish gradually”