Where does “adolescente” come from?

adolescente (Asturian) comes from Latin adolescens, from Latin adolescere — present active infinitive of adolēscō.

adolescente (Asturian): adolescent

Definitions

  1. adolescent

Ancestry of “adolescente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
2Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō
Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →