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Where does “-escens” come from?

-escens (Latin) comes from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

Ancestry of “-escens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-escoForms verbs from adjectives meaning "become "
2Latin-eoForms stative verbs from adjectives; dative...
3Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
4Proto-Italic-ējō—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “-escens”

  • fluorescence
  • iridescent
  • luminescence
  • immunofluorescence
  • opalescent
  • photoluminescence
  • bioluminescence
  • chemiluminescence
  • autofluorescence
  • electroluminescence
  • epifluorescence
  • opalescence
  • thermoluminescence
  • pearlescent
  • hyperfluorescence
  • cathodoluminescence
  • electrochemiluminescence
  • sonoluminescence
  • suffrutescent
  • frutescent
  • iridescently
  • chemoluminescence
  • spinescent
  • triboluminescence
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