Where does “rufescens” come from?

rufescens (Latin) comes from Latin rufesco, from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

rufescens (Latin): reddening; reddish

Definitions

  1. reddening; reddish

Ancestry of “rufescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrufescoI redden
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 “rufescens”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →Every word from Latin rufesco →