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Where does “adolesco” come from?

adolesco (Latin) comes from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

adolesco (Latin): I grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...

Definitions

  1. I grow up, become an adult; I mature; I increase...

Ancestry of “adolesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadoleō—
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adolesco”

  • adult
  • adolescent
  • adolescence
  • adulthood
  • preadolescent
  • subadult
  • preadolescence
  • adultlike
  • preadult
  • postadolescent
  • adultism
  • nonadult
  • adulticide
  • adultification
  • adultness
  • postadolescence
  • adolescently
  • adulticidal
  • adultly
  • adultship
  • adultish
  • adulted
  • adultify
  • subadolescent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →