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
- Wasting away, or becoming emaciated
Ancestry of “tabescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tabescens | melting, dissolving; dwindling |
| 2 | Latin | tabesco | I gradually melt or dissolve; I dwindle away,... |
| 3 | Latin | -sco | Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -skō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |