Morpheme
-esc(e) [-esce, -esc]
Type
suffix
Denotation
verb suffix denoting “grow, become, enter into a state,” inchoative suffix
Etymology
Latin -ēscere, from -ēre + -scere
Evidence
acquiesce, adolescence, adolescent, albescence, albescent, canescence, canescent, coalesce, coalescence, coalescent, convalesce, deliquesce, effloresce, erubescence, erubescent, -escence, -escent, evanesce, flavescence, flavescent, fluoresce, fluorescence, fluorescent, frutescence, frutescent, glabrescent, juvenescence, luminesce, luminescence, nigrescence, nigrescent, obsolescence, opalescence, opalescent, phosphoresce, phosphorescent, pubescent, quiesce, requiescat, rubescence, rubescent, senesce, senescence, senescent, virescence, virescent
