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Where does “tumescence” come from?

tumescence (English) comes from French tumescence, from Latin tumescēns, from Latin tumēscō, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

tumescence (English): A swelling due to the presence of fluid; A...

Definitions

  1. A swelling due to the presence of fluid; A...

Ancestry of “tumescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtumescencetumescence
2Latintumescēns—
3Latintumēscō—
4Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
5Proto-Italic-skō—
6Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “tumescence”

  • detumescence
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