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Where does “tabescens” come from?

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

tabescens (Latin): melting, dissolving; dwindling

Definitions

  1. melting, dissolving; dwindling

Ancestry of “tabescens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintabescoI gradually melt or dissolve; I dwindle away,...
2Latin-scoForms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,...
3Proto-Italic-skō—
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Words derived from “tabescens”

  • tabescent
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