-esce

Morpheme

-esce

Type

suffix

Denotation

verb suffix denoting “grow, become, enter into a state,” inchoative suffix

Etymology

Latin -ēscō, from -ēre + -scō

Evidence

acquiesce, adolescence, adolescent, coalesce, coalescence, coalescent, convalesce, -escence, -escent, fluoresce, fluorescence, fluorescent, juvenescence, luminescence, obsolescence, opalescence, opalescent, phosphoresce, phosphorescent, pubescent, quiesce, requiescat, senesce, senescence, senescent

See Also

-ence, -ent