Immersive
/ɪˈmɜːr.sɪv/noun
Fully engaging or surrounding the senses or mind.
Did you know?The word comes from the same Latin root as *submerge* and *immerse*, so its oldest meaning is literally about being sunk or dipped under something.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*merǵ-
“to dip, immerse, sink”
Latin
Latin
mergere
“to plunge, dip, sink”
Late Latin
Latin
immersus
“dipped into, plunged into”
Middle English
English
immersen
“to dip or plunge into a liquid”
Modern English
English
immersive
“designed to deeply involve or absorb a person’s attention or senses”