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Where does “frondescence” come from?

frondescence (English) comes from New Latin frondescentia, from Latin frondēscō, from Latin frondeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

frondescence (English): The time at which a plant unfolds its leaves; The...

Definitions

  1. The time at which a plant unfolds its leaves; The...

Ancestry of “frondescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinfrondescentia—
2Latinfrondēscō—
3Latinfrondeō—
4Latin-eō—
5Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
6Proto-Italic-ējō—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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