ephemeral
English
/ɛˈfɛ.mə.ɹəl/
noun
Definitions
- Something which lasts for a short period of time.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ephemerus derived from Ancient Greek ἐφήμερος (daily, lasting one day, short-lived, living but a day, during one day, for the day).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἐφήμερος
Gloss
daily, lasting one day, short-lived, living but a day, during one day, for the day
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ephemerality English
- ephemeralization English
- ephemeralize English
- ephemerally English
- ephemeralness English
- nonephemeral English
- unephemeral English
- ephemerus Latin
- ephemĕrus Latin
- эфемерный Russian
- efímero Spanish, Castilian
- ἐφήμερος Ancient Greek
- ἐφημερία Ancient Greek
- ἐφημερίς Ancient Greek
- ἡμέρᾱ Ancient Greek
- εφήμερος Greek (modern)
- Ephemeridae Translingual
- ἐφημερῐ́ς, ἐφημερῐ́δος grc-koi