Etymograph

English

frondesce

Frondesce comes from Latin frondeō ‘to have or put forth leaves’, and goes back to frons.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrons1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondeō2as frondere‘to have or put forth leaves’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescere2
  4. Englishtodayfrondesce2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin frondeo
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English frondesce

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfronsWiktionary, Latin frondeo
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondeōWiktionary, English frondesceas frondere‘to have or put forth leaves’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfrondescereWiktionary, English frondesce
  4. EnglishtodayfrondesceWiktionary, English frondesce

Linked words

through Latin frons

front, 10 more

Today it means

verb to unfurl.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “frondesce”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin frondeo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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