Where does “ado” come from?

ado (French) comes from French adolescent, from Latin adolescens, from Latin adolescere — present active infinitive of adolēscō.

ado (French): teen, teenager

Definitions

  1. teen, teenager

Ancestry of “ado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchadolescentadolescent
2Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
3Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō
Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →Every word from French adolescent →
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