Where does “pubescent” come from?
pubescent (Latin) comes from Latin pubesco, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.
pubescent (Latin): third-person plural future active indicative of...
Definitions
- third-person plural future active indicative of...
Ancestry of “pubescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pubesco | I become pubescent; I ripen, mature |
| 2 | Latin | -ēscō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-ēskō | — |