Etymology

-escence

Today it means: A process of becoming (growing or increasing in the trait specified by the prefixed stem). Full definition →

Latin -escens
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  1. Latin · derived from-escens
  2. English today-escence

From Latin -escens, form of -ēscō (“I become”). By surface analysis, -esce + -ence.

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