emanation.
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
Meaning & usage
The act of flowing or proceeding (of something, quality, or feeling) from a source or origin.
That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence.
Perfume is an emanation from a flower.
(physics, chemistry) The element radon (Rn)
The generation of the Son and the procession of the Holy Spirit, as distinct from the origination of created beings.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin exder. Latin ē Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-no-der. Latin mānō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin mānāre Latin ēmānārebor. English emanate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English emanation From emanate + -ion.
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