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, albescence, albescent, coalesce, coalescence, coalescent, convalesce, deliquesce, effloresce, erubescence, erubescent, -escence, -escent, evanesce, flavescence, flavescent, fluoresce, fluorescence, fluorescent, juvenescence, luminesce, luminescence, nigrescence, nigrescent, obsolescence, opalescence, opalescent, phosphoresce, phosphorescent, pubescent, quiesce, requiescat, rubescence, rubescent, senesce, senescence, senescent, virescence, virescent
