Where does “rufescent” come from?

rufescent (English) comes from Latin rufescens, from Latin rufesco, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

rufescent (English): Becoming reddish; tinged with red

Definitions

  1. Becoming reddish; tinged with red

Ancestry of “rufescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrufescensreddening; reddish
2LatinrufescoI redden
3Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
4Proto-Italic*-ēskō—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →Every word from Latin rufesco →