The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óp(i)
- Proto-Italic*op
- Latinob
- Latinobs-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂oléyeti
- Proto-Italic*oleō
- Latin*oleō
- Latinolēscere
- Latinobsolēscere
- Latinobsolēscēns
- English todayobsolescence
From Latin obsolēscēns (present participle of obsolēscere).
Words from the same roots
Latinobsolēscēns all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.