Where does “phosphoresce” come from?

phosphoresce (English) comes from English -esce, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

phosphoresce (English): To exhibit phosphorescence

Definitions

  1. To exhibit phosphorescence

Ancestry of “phosphoresce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-esceUsed to form verbs from nouns, following the...
2Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
3Proto-Italic*-ēskō—

Words derived from “phosphoresce”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →Every word from English -esce →