Etymology of the Latin word adolescens
the Latin word
adolescens (young man, youth; youthful person; young, youthful; minor)
derived from the Latin word
adolescere (burn, blaze up, flame; grow up, mature, reach manhood)
derived from the Latin word
alere (feed, nourish, rear)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*al-Derivations in Latin
adulescentulus,
adolescentiaDerivations in other languages
French
adolescent, Italian
adolescente, Portuguese
adolescente, Spanish
adolescente
