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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin -escensder. English -escence From Latin -escens, form of -ēscō (“I become”). By surface analysis, -esce + -ence.
Meanings
- (morpheme) A process of becoming (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem).
- (morpheme) A specified process or state.