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Where does “frondesce” come from?

frondesce (English) comes from Latin frondēscere, from Latin frondere, from Latin frōns, from Proto-Indo-European bʰron-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

frondesce (English): To unfold leaves, as plants

Definitions

  1. To unfold leaves, as plants

Ancestry of “frondesce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrondēscere—
2Latinfronderepresent active infinitive of frondeō; to put...
3Latinfrōns—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
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