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Where does “adultness” come from?

adultness (English) comes from English adult, from French adulte, from Latin adultus, from Latin adolesco, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

adultness (English): The state or quality of being an adult

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being an adult

Ancestry of “adultness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadultA fully grown human or animal; A person who has...
2Frenchadulteadult
3Latinadultusmagnified or piled up with for sacrifice; burned,...
4LatinadolescoI grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...
5Latinadoleō—
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-—
8Latinîn—
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →