Where does “incanescent” come from?
incanescent (English) comes from Latin incanescens, from Latin incanesco, from Latin canesco, from Latin cāneō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
incanescent (English): Becoming hoary or grey; canescent
Definitions
- Becoming hoary or grey; canescent
Ancestry of “incanescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | incanescens | |
| 2 | Latin | incanesco | I become white or grey |
| 3 | Latin | canesco | I whiten, become white; I become grey or hoary; I... |
| 4 | Latin | cāneō | to be white, gray or hoary |
| 5 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |