Where does “alkalescent” come from?
alkalescent (English) comes from English -escent, from Latin -escens, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
alkalescent (English): Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an...
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- Slightly alkaline; having the properties of an...
Ancestry of “alkalescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -escent | beginning to be; becoming; resembling |
| 2 | Latin | -escens | — |
| 3 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 4 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |