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

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

Initially, it meant 'to steam out,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to change from a liquid into a vapor.'