Where does “senescent” come from?
Senescent comes from Latin senescens, present participle of senescere meaning "to grow old," derived from senex meaning "old" and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sénos with the same sense.
senescent (English): Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time;...
Definitions
- Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time;...
Ancestry of “senescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | senescens | ageing; decaying, declining etc; waning |
| 2 | Latin | senescere | present active infinitive of senēscō; to grow old |
| 3 | Latin | senere | to be old |
| 4 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
Words derived from “senescent”