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-escence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-es-cence
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

A process of becoming (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem).

suffix

A specified process or state.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

-esce -escent

Frequently Paired Words

-esce -escent

Questions

What does -escence mean?
A process of becoming (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem).
Where does -escence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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