Where does “marcescens” come from?
marcescens (Latin) comes from Latin marcesco, from Latin marceō, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
marcescens (Latin): weakening, wasting, decaying
Definitions
- weakening, wasting, decaying
Ancestry of “marcescens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | marcesco | I begin to wither, pine away; I grew feeble; I... |
| 2 | Latin | marceō | to wither, droop, shrink, shrivel |
| 3 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |