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Where does “adulta” come from?

adulta (Italian) comes from Italian adulto, from Latin adultus, from Latin adolesco, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

adulta (Italian): feminine singular of adulto; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of adulto; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “adulta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianadultoadult, grown-up; adult
2Latinadultusmagnified or piled up with for sacrifice; burned,...
3LatinadolescoI grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...
4Latinadoleō—
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-—
7Latinîn—
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →