English
frondescent
Frondescent comes from Latin frondescere ‘to become leafy’, from frondere ‘to leaf out’, and ultimately from frons ‘foliage’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrons‘foliage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondere‘to leaf out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescere‘to become leafy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescenspresent participle of frondescere
- Englishtodayfrondescent
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrons‘foliage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondere‘to leaf out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescere‘to become leafy’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescenspresent participle of frondescere
- Englishtodayfrondescent
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewd- ‘to bud’
through Latin frons ‘foliage’
Today it means
adj Leafy; becoming leafy; resembling leaves.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin frons / frondescent