Where does “pubescens” come from?

pubescens (Latin) comes from Latin pubesco, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

pubescens (Latin): ripening; hairy

Definitions

  1. ripening; hairy

Ancestry of “pubescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpubescoI become pubescent; I ripen, mature
2Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
3Proto-Italic*-ēskō—

Words derived from “pubescens”

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