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Where does “exarescens” come from?

exarescens (Latin) comes from Latin exaresco, from Latin aresco, from Latin āreō, from Proto-Italic āzēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHseh₁(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

exarescens (Latin): drying up

Definitions

  1. drying up

Ancestry of “exarescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexarescoI dry up
2LatinarescoI become dry, dry out; I wither; I languish
3Latināreō—
4Proto-ItalicāzēōI am dry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHseh₁(ye)-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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