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Where does “obsolescere” come from?

obsolescere (Latin) comes from Latin obsolere, from Latin solere, from Latin suesco, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

obsolescere (Latin): present active infinitive of obsolēscō; to wear...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of obsolēscō; to wear...

Ancestry of “obsolescere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinobsolereto wear out, decay
2Latinsoleresecond-person singular present active subjunctive...
3LatinsuescoI become used or accustomed to; I accustom,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “obsolescere”

  • obsolescence
  • obsolesce
  • nonobsolescence
  • obsolescens
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