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

Definitions

  1. perishing

Ancestry of “abolescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinabolescoI gradually perish, decay, die; I disappear,...
2Latinaboleōto retard, check the growth of
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Latin āb