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Where does “algesco” come from?

algesco (Latin) comes from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

algesco (Latin): I become cold, chilly

Definitions

  1. I become cold, chilly

Ancestry of “algesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Italic-skō—
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “algesco”

  • algescens
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