Where does “abolescens” come from?
abolescens (Latin) comes from Latin abolesco, from Latin aboleō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
abolescens (Latin): perishing
Ancestry of “abolescens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | abolesco | I gradually perish, decay, die; I disappear,... |
| 2 | Latin | aboleō | — |
| 3 | Latin | ab- | from, away, away from; off; at a distance |
| 4 | Latin | āb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |