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- Latin · derived fromconvalēscēn(t-)s
- French · derived fromconvalescent
- English todayconvalescent
From French convalescent, 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 →
convalescence
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.