'evaporate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'evaporare', where 'e-' meant 'out of' and 'vapor' meant 'steam'.

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

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