Word of the Day: Nascent

Nascent: [na-s^ent]

Part of speech:  adjective

Origin:  Latin, early 17^th century

1.  New and untested

2.  Emerging or budding

Examples used in a sentence:

1.  My nascent basketball skills have a lot of room for improvement.

2.  The nascent product hadn’t yet been tested, but everyone at the company had high hopes for its future impact.

About Nascent

Someone with a nascent – or a new and growing – interest in something is probably just getting started learning its ins and outs.  Starting your political career as an intern is definitely a good way to do that.

Did You Know?

Nascent sprouted from a Latin word meaning “to be born.”  There are several other English words that share the same origins, such as native and natal.