Sudation
/suːˈdeɪʃən/noun
The act or process of sweating.
Did you know?Sudation comes from Latin words tied to sweating, and the same ancient root also survives in surprising English descendants like “sweet” and “perspire” through the broader Indo-European idea of liquid flowing out.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sweid-
“to sweat; to exude moisture”
Latin
Latin
sudor
“sweat”
Late Latin
Latin
sudatio
“a sweating; perspiration”
Middle French
French
sudation
“sweating, perspiration”
Modern English
English
sudation
“the act or process of sweating”