emanant

[ em-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.

Other Words From

• non·ema·nant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emanant¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from French or directly from Latin ēmānant- (stem of ēmānāns “outflowing,” present participle of ēmānāre ), equivalent to ē- “out of, from” + mān- “to flow” + -ant- present participle stem; e- ¹, -ant