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- Latin · derived fromconvalēscēn(t-)s
- Late Latin · derived fromconvalēscentia“regaining of health”
- Middle French · borrowed fromconvalescence
- English todayconvalescence
Borrowed from Middle French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.
Words from the same roots
Latinconvalēscēn(t-)s all →
convalescent
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.