Where does “adolescence” come from?

adolescence (Old French) comes from Latin adolescentia, from Latin adolescens, from Latin adolescere — present active infinitive of adolēscō.

adolescence (Old French): adolescence

Definitions

  1. adolescence

Ancestry of “adolescence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescentianominative neuter plural of adolēscēns;...
2Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
3Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō

Words derived from “adolescence”

Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →Every word from Latin adolescentia →