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Where does “splendesco” come from?

splendesco (Latin) comes from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

splendesco (Latin): I brighten, begin to shine

Definitions

  1. I brighten, begin to shine

Ancestry of “splendesco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Italic-skō—
3Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “splendesco”

  • splendescens
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