Today's Word "nascent"
Coming into being
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Published in Vocabulary
nascent \NAS-uhnt; NAY-suhnt\ (adjective) - Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.
"This surprising success prompted several other companies to enter this nascent market." -- Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
Nascent comes from Latin nascens, "being born," present participle of nasci, "to be born."