Where does “tabescent” come from?

tabescent (English) comes from Latin tabescens, from Latin tabesco, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

tabescent (English): Wasting away, or becoming emaciated

Definitions

  1. Wasting away, or becoming emaciated

Ancestry of “tabescent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabescensmelting, dissolving; dwindling
2LatintabescoI gradually melt or dissolve; I dwindle away,...
3Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
4Proto-Italic-skō—
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti →Every word from Latin -sco →Every word from Latin tabesco →
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