emerger
/emeɾˈxeɾ/ · B2 · verb
to emerge
🌱 emerger = Latin e- (out) + mergere (dip), the opposite of submerge
Emerger comes from Latin emergere: e- means out, mergere means to dip or plunge. It is the reverse of sumergir (to submerge), where sub- means under. Something dipped under comes back out: that is emerging. English emerge shares the same root.