Etymology

tumescent

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Today it means: Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue. Full definition →

Latin tumēscēns
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtumēscēns“swelling, bloating”
  2. English todaytumescent

From Latin tumēscēns (“swelling, bloating”).

Words from the same roots

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