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- effluence (n.)



[effluence 词源字典] - c. 1600, "that which flows out;" 1620s, "act of flowing out," from Late Latin effluentia, from Latin effluentem (nominative effluens) "flowing out," present participle of effluere "to flow out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Related: Effluency.[effluence etymology, effluence origin, 英语词源]
- effluvium (n.)




- 1640s, from Latin effluvium "a flowing out, an outlet," from effluere "to flow out" (see effluence). Related: Effluvial.
- efflux (n.)




- 1640s, "act or state of flowing out," also "that which flows out," from Latin effluxus, past participle of effluere "to flow out" (see effluence).
- emanate (v.)




- 1680s, "to flow out," from Latin emanatus, past participle of emanare "flow out," figuratively "arise from, proceed from" (see emanation). Related: Emanated; emanating.
- emanation (n.)




- 1560s, from Late Latin emanationem (nominative emanatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin emanare "flow out, spring out of," figuratively "arise, proceed from," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + manare "to flow," from PIE root *ma- (3) "damp."
- issue (v.)




- c. 1300, "to flow out," from issue (n.) or else from Old French issu, past participle of issir; sense of "to send out authoritatively" is from c. 1600; that of "to supply (someone with something)" is from 1925. Related: Issued; issuing.
- scupper (n.)




- "opening in a ship's side at deck level to let the water flow out," early 15c., perhaps from Old French escopir "to spit out," or related to Dutch schop "shovel," or from Middle English scope "scoop" (see scoop (n.)).
- siccative (adj.)




- 1540s, from Late Latin siccativus "drying, siccative," from Latin siccatus, past participle of siccare "to dry, make dry; dry up," from siccus "dry, thirsty; without rain," from PIE root *seikw- "to flow out" (cognates: Avestan hiku- "dry," Greek iskhnos "dry, withered," Lithuanian seklus "shallow," Middle Irish sesc "dry," Sanskrit sincati "makes dry"). The noun is first recorded 1825.