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Where does “enitescens” come from?

enitescens (Latin) comes from Latin enitesco, from Latin eniteo, from Latin niteō, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.

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Ancestry of “enitescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinenitescoAlternative form of ēniteō
2LatineniteoI shine forth or out, gleam; brighten; I am...
3Latinniteō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi—
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