'condensation' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'condensatio,' where 'con-' meant 'together' and 'densare' meant 'to make thick or dense.'

'condensatio' transformed into the French word 'condensation,' and eventually became the modern English word 'condensation' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to make dense or thick,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'the process of gas turning into liquid' and 'a concise version of something.'