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Where does “excrescent” come from?

excrescent (English) comes from Latin excrēscēns.

excrescent (English): Something growing, usually abnormally, out of...

Definitions

  1. Something growing, usually abnormally, out of...

Ancestry of “excrescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcrēscēns—

Words derived from “excrescent”

  • excrescently
Every word from Latin excrēscēns →