Where does “adolescente” come from?

adolescente (Italian) comes from Latin adolescens, from Latin adolescere — present active infinitive of adolēscō.

adolescente (Italian): adolescent; adolescent, teenager

Definitions

  1. adolescent; adolescent, teenager

Ancestry of “adolescente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
2Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō

Words derived from “adolescente”

Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →