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Where does “adolescentem” come from?

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

adolescentem (Latin): accusative masculine singular of adolēscēns;...

Definitions

  1. accusative masculine singular of adolēscēns;...

Ancestry of “adolescentem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
2Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō

Words derived from “adolescentem”

  • adolescent
  • preadolescent
  • postadolescent
  • adolescently
  • subadolescent
  • nonadolescent
  • mid-adolescent
  • adolescent
  • préadolescent
  • adolescent
Every word from Latin adolescere →