Where does “expavescens” come from?

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

expavescens (Latin): frightening

Definitions

  1. frightening

Ancestry of “expavescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexpavescoI become very frightened; I shrink/shy away from;...
2LatinpavescoI become alarmed or afraid; I fear, I dread
3Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
4Proto-Italic-skō
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Latin -scoEvery word from Latin pavesco