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
- The time at which a plant unfolds its leaves; The...
Ancestry of “frondescence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | frondescentia | — |
| 2 | Latin | frondēscō | to become leafy, leaf out, shoot, put forth greens |
| 3 | Latin | frondeō | to have or put forth leaves; to be in leaf, become green |
| 4 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |