'evaporate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'evaporare,' where 'e-' meant 'out' and 'vaporare' meant 'to emit vapor.'

'evaporare' transformed into the French word 'évaporer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'evaporate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to emit vapor,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to turn from liquid into vapor.'