Where does “nascency” come from?

nascency (English) comes from Latin nāscentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

nascency (English): A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence

Definitions

  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence

Ancestry of “nascency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāscentiabirth
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →