-escent

suffix

beginning to be; becoming

OriginLatin -ēscēns →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. beginning to be; becoming
  2. resembling

Origin

  1. Latin-ēscēns
  2. English-escent

From Latin -ēscēns, present participle of -ēscō (“I become”). By surface analysis, -esce + -ent.

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APA

-escent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-escent

MLA

“-escent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-escent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-escent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-escent.

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