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Where does “-esc” come from?

-esc (Romanian) comes from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

-esc (Romanian): -esque, -ish; Used with a stem to form the...

Definitions

  1. -esque, -ish; Used with a stem to form the...

Ancestry of “-esc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ēscō—
2Proto-Italic*-ēskō—

Words derived from “-esc”

  • Popescu
  • Popescu
  • Andreescu
  • grecește
  • pescăresc
  • sufletește
  • rusesc
  • creștinesc
  • evreiesc
  • ceresc
  • Iordăchescu
  • țigănește
  • țigănesc
  • Bănescu
  • Ionescu
  • femeiesc
  • măgăresc
  • Mateescu
  • Diaconescu
  • părintesc
  • părintește
  • Stănescu
  • turcesc
  • aromânește
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