Where does “adolescencia” come from?

adolescencia (Spanish) comes from Latin adolescentia, from Latin adolescens, from Latin adolescere — present active infinitive of adolēscō.

adolescencia (Spanish): adolescence

Definitions

  1. adolescence

Ancestry of “adolescencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadolescentianominative neuter plural of adolēscēns;...
2Latinadolescensgrowing up, maturing; increasing, augmenting
3Latinadolescerepresent active infinitive of adolēscō
Every word from Latin adolescere →Every word from Latin adolescens →Every word from Latin adolescentia →