Where does “phosphoresce” come from?
phosphoresce (English) comes from English -esce, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
phosphoresce (English): To exhibit phosphorescence
Definitions
- To exhibit phosphorescence
Ancestry of “phosphoresce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -esce | Used to form verbs from nouns, following the... |
| 2 | Latin | -ēscō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |