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Where does “waithood” come from?

waithood (English) comes from English adulthood, from English adult, from French adulte, from Latin adultus, from Latin adolesco, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

waithood (English): A period of limbo faced by young college...

Definitions

  1. A period of limbo faced by young college...

Ancestry of “waithood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadulthoodThe state or condition of a human being once it...
2EnglishadultA fully grown human or animal; A person who has...
3Frenchadulteadult
4Latinadultusmagnified or piled up with for sacrifice; burned,...
5LatinadolescoI grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...
6Latinadoleō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →