Etymology of the Latin word senescere
the Latin word
senescere (grow old; grow weak, be in a decline)
derived from the Late Latin word
senex (aged, old; old man)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sen-Derivations in Latin
senescens,
adsenescere,
consenescere,
desenescere,
insenescere,
assenescereDerivations in other languages
English
senescent, French
sénescence, Italian
senescenza
