English
albescence
Albescence comes from Latin albescens ‘whitening, becoming white’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbescens‘whitening, becoming white’
- Englishtodayalbescence
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEalbescens‘whitening, becoming white’
- Englishtodayalbescence
Equivalent to albus + -escence
Every English word from Latin albescens
Today it means
noun The act of becoming white; whitening.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin albescens / albescence