Where does “detumescent” come from?
detumescent (English) comes from English tumescent, from Latin tumescēns, from Latin tumēscō, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
detumescent (English): Exhibiting detumescence
Definitions
- Exhibiting detumescence
Ancestry of “detumescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tumescent | Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile... |
| 2 | Latin | tumescēns | swelling (beginning to swell) |
| 3 | Latin | tumēscō | to begin to swell, become distended or inflated, swell up |
| 4 | Latin | -sco | Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -skō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |