Latin

alēscō

‘to grow or become nourished’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin alēscō.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin alēscō, most familiar first.

• coalition ← coalitiō ← coalēscō
• adolescent ← adolescentem ← adolēscere
• coalesce ← coalēscō

Etymograph / Latin alēscō