Where does “adolescens” come from?

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

adolescens (Latin): growing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting

Definitions

  1. growing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting

Ancestry of “adolescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō

Words derived from “adolescens”

Every word from Latin adolescere →