Where does “flavescent” come from?
flavescent (English) comes from Latin flavescens, from Latin flavesco, from Latin flāvus, from Latin palpus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
flavescent (English): yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
Definitions
- yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
Ancestry of “flavescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | flavescens | yellowing; yellowish |
| 2 | Latin | flavesco | I become golden or yellow |
| 3 | Latin | flāvus | light(-haired), blond |
| 4 | Latin | palpus | palm of the hand; feeler |
| 5 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |