Where does “adolescente” come from?

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

adolescente (Latin): ablative masculine singular of adolēscēns;...

Definitions

  1. ablative masculine singular of adolēscēns;...

Ancestry of “adolescente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
2Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō
Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →