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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-ēscō—
3Proto-Italic*-ēskō—

Words derived from “rufescens”

  • rufescent
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